The WORST Contract From All 32 NHL Teams (2023)

[@PierreLucDubois80]

You actually have to be joking with picking evander kane over darnell nurse.

[@4u2nvHock3y]

Fr lmaoo. Also Anderson over Gally on the Habs? He gets a Mill more and hasn't scored above 25 points in the last 3 years lmaooo.

[@4u2nvHock3y]

Also why not Foligno? The point totals are significantly less last year compared to gaudreau. He's also older then him with Freddy being 30 and Foligno 32 and Folignos contract is a Mill more. This is just dumb

[@remytt4]

​@4u2nvfamily17 Gally is a leader where that contract is earned. Yes he doesn't pull out numbers anymore but when he's on the ice, he doesn't look too fool. Anderson proved nothing much to worth his contract. And Gally is not in big minus unlike Anderson!

[@Zen-zo9kb]

Jack Campbell aswell…

[@Mulukkis]

Exactly. Nurses contract is among the worst in the entire league.

[@Nova-xg5xj]

Saying Kane is the worst contract on the oilers is maybe the worst take ive ever heard. With Nurse and Campbell are on that team is the most wild statment ever

[@canadian__kid1592]

Kane? Got his wrist cut open It’s not shocking he had a bad year and played 41 games. Nurse at 9 might be the worst in hockey

[@Marixa1979]

Nurse is so much better than most fans give him credit for. He does everything well on the ice, while of course he does have the occasional brutal turnover, it's not surprising when he plays so many minutes and against the other teams best players. Saying Kane's contract is the worst on the Oilers is objectively a terrible take, there really aren't any bad contracts and if Nurse's is the worst, I'll take that any day.

[@ozzi958]

@@Marixa1979 Nurse is ok everywhere on ice but to get 9 million you need to be very good everywhere like heiskanen for example. Nurse is a good player but i would value him in somewhere between 4-5M.

[@Marixa1979]

@@ozzi958 lol, 4-5 mil is not even kind of reasonable. That would be saying Robertson is a 5-6 mil player to use Dallas as a comparable. There are no defensemen as good as Nurse available at 4-5 mil.

[@hortiez]

Worst in HISTORY

[@hortiez]

@@Marixa1979you don’t know anything about hockey.

[@cackoocacho1629]

This has to be the most bizarre list I could imagine for this topic. You have some real head-scratchers on here. Is this some sort of trolling, or.....?

[@omfg322]

Myers out here crippling the canucks every time he touches the puck at 6 million with 1-2 goals a season to show for it but you pick mikheyev who averages .8 points a game at 4mil thats a great deal.

[@ldink756]

it’s also based on how much term is left on the deal, which is why some terrible players with shorter term like jeff carter tyler myers weren’t on the list

[@rylanfarwell3923]

Doughty has been playing like 2014 doughty this year he’s been worth every dollar of that 11 mil

[@bustertn2014]

He's playing well alright. But I will be suprised if it lasts all year. Just to do with the way he plays and age. And for 11 million. I would rather have 35 goals for that kinda money. Mabye 9 million.

[@rylanfarwell3923]

@@bustertn2014 I get what you mean but he’s putting up good points for a defenseman rn and is playing close to 30 mins a game so in a reality that 11 mill is for a guy who is running there defense the entire game

[@eddiemin4312]

I’m a Kings fan and $11 mil is a lot of money. If you look at #1 D in other contending teams, Doughty comes up a little short. With the minutes he plays I think 9 mil is more fitting. But let’s be honest, he’s being paid for the 2 cups and this is the last loyalty contract from those days.

[@itsjustme1616]

I also think it’s worth noting that some players don’t get paid just for their stats, they get paid for their leadership, insight, and experience. The loyalty part definitely comes into play but yeah. Just adding my two cents!

[@Anon702Native]

I really feel like you missed the mark on a lot of these 🤷‍♂️

[@hollowmade]

Some could argue that a thorough list like this would also include a little more research on how to pronounce the names correctly. 💁‍♂

[@jcanfieldschatz]

Honestly the Wood contract, here in Colorado, has been view favorably. Yes, it was a long contract but the cap hit is so low.

[@olli999]

As a Hawks fan I just mumbled ”Seth fkn Jones” to myself before pressing play. Good video

[@BClarke]

My god this is bad. The “poorly run” Flyers have been run by this regime for 7 months and didn’t make any of the signings you’re criticizing. And two of the four aren’t on the Flyers anymore. And Ristolainen had a good season last year. And Carter Hart has a bad contract? In what world? Say “hi” to Colton Payarko for me.

[@doaftheloaf]

risto is a horrid deal, but i'll hear the argument for cal petersen. his most grievous errors were on edmonton and montreal. it's nurse for edm and gallagher for mtl, and it's not even a debate.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Bro, try watching Mikheyev since he’s come back to Vancouver this year. He’s really good.

[@cookiethemercenary1367]

myer's contract left the chat

[@CanuckChoy79]

Oliver Ekman Larsson's Contract with Vancouver Canucks...... (inherited from Arizona Coyotes)

[@classic.cameras]

Edmonton Oilers. Fn Darnell Nurse bar none...

[@thebigmarbowski84]

Maybe the worst contract in the league, let alone the Oilers.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Who the hell is Colton Payarko?

[@Mulukkis]

😂😂

[@demjot2967]

Bro said Ilya Mikheyev for the canucks wtf? Literally no one here thinks his contract is bad. We have tyler myers, Connor Garland, and even Brock Boeser not living up to their cap hits and you went with a guy who’s generally been playing on our first line and pretty well.

[@doaftheloaf]

myers expires this year, so it has to be garland. boeser is playing well this year.

[@demjot2967]

@doaftheloaf Boeser is playing well but he's still a little overpaid imo

[@doaftheloaf]

@@demjot2967 yes, but nowhere near the team’s worst contract.

[@matthewsmith5374]

Garland. Garland. Garland. It’s Garland and no one else but Garland. He’s the last of the bad contacts from previous management. Mikheyev was injured last year but looked great when we had him last year. This year he looks even better and is currently at a point per game pace. Garland has one goal and despite all his efforts lately (he had 7 shots on net last game) we’ve seen enough to know by now he just isn’t productive enough to warrant over 4million cap hit. Trading him could be difficult but if they do it frees up much needed cap space as Canucks have none at the moment. They could sign Kane ffs.

[@milkmade22]

Ryan Strome is actually playing really good this year. I wouldve picked silverberg his goal scoring hasnt been the same since we lost Kesler. That cogliano, silvy, and kesler line was elite back in the 2014 season

[@doaftheloaf]

silfverberg expires this year.

[@milkmade22]

@@doaftheloaf oh didn’t know that.

[@matthewsmith5374]

Oh wow Kesler….that was a long time ago.

[@LordBitememan]

Chiarot's contract is bad but I fail to see how a team with the fifth most real cap space and best players either RFA or already under contract for the immediate future is being "weighed down" by the contract.

[@TheMightymolar]

It seems like Chariot is playing well this year so far. Do you agree?

[@ChrisDove40]

They’re not weighed down at all. Chiarot has actually been decent this season actually

[@jacklogansmith7646]

26:20 As far as the Adin Hill contract, it is worth pointing out that VGK has Hill and Thompson locked up through next season at under 6 million AAV. True, this is mainly because of Thompson's absurdly team friendly contract, but it means that even overpaying Hill isn't an issue since the goalie position isn't taking up all that much of the VGK cap (and also Hill's deal is, once again, for just two years). Were it a longer contract, I would absolutely agree with your take. However, I cannot see the Hill-Thompson duo managing to both flame out... and that is what would be needed for the Hill contract to truly be stinking up the joint.

[@body_by_depuy]

How has everyone forgotten about Lehner? 5 years, $25 million to do nothing. It would still be a horrible contract even if he was able to play.

[@reese457]

@@body_by_depuypretty sure he’s done cuz of injuries or something. He hasn’t played a full season in 2 years. Was either injury or he declared bankruptcy or something. With the NHL it seems like stuff like this happens every other week so it’s hard to keep track lol 😂.

[@body_by_depuy]

@@reese457 I'm pretty sure he's done too. He's had a few surgeries and then there's his "other activities" with the bankruptcy and such. Which makes it even more of a bonehead contract.

[@marciimeris503]

​@body_by_depuy he's done. They'll just tie him up in ltir until the contract is up

[@Lolzicolz]

I'm watching these as a lightning fan it's crazy how many of these are players we've lost in the last few seasons. I'm just surprised these teams would sign them for so much more, based off results produced from them being in a system for years and are likely to not have similar production for some time, and in the twilight years of their careers. Like I love the players, but surely that sounds like a bad deal to anyone.

[@matthewsmith5374]

Stanley cup winning players are highly coveted you spoiled bastard.

[@ThegreatCMFB]

Miles Wood isn't even that bad of a contract, it's cheap, long, and has good upside and stylistically, he fits right in. I think if we are calling that the worst contract on the Avalanche, they have a ton of great contracts.

[@SonnyDlicious]

Good video. The only thing that is confusing that you've done wrong is sometimes you say the AAV price and sometimes you say the whole contract. So it's difficult to follow along to see if somebody's making 2.1 million. If that's in a 2-year span, or if it's in a one-year span, catch my drift?

[@natedicksonmedia]

Got confused by the same thing, he could've specified per year or in total.

[@EricAdamsYT]

I came to the comments looking for this. It made me wonder if I was if I was hearing him wrong. The video itself is pretty sloppy honestly but I appreciate the effort.

[@TheRaudmanRundown]

Hard to take this video seriously with the incredible number of spelling errors…

[@Secretservice709]

This guy got Josh Norris on the list he scored 35 goals last year he played over 8 games 😂

[@WaddickLawnCare]

No he scored 2 goals last year, even though you edited your comment it’s still wrong lmao!

[@danieldarii7408]

@@WaddickLawnCarein 8 game last year ofc ,this year he is a point per game

[@Secretservice709]

@@WaddickLawnCare Dude he was hurt last year 😂 obviously I wasn’t talking about the 8 games he played but season before he had 35 goals and has absolutely no place on this list

[@Secretservice709]

@@WaddickLawnCare and since you want to get technical it was last

[@SamsonDavid]

This HAS to be a troll post to get people riled up and comment for views. Needing some extra money from YT?

[@Ronalroux]

Anderson over Gallagher for MTL is insane

[@RD-rm6qm]

Gallagher is pulling his weight in Mtl

[@blakeattig5426]

Both are bad contracts, but I argue Gallagher brings more to the team off the ice than Anderson.

[@etienneroussel8651]

@@blakeattig5426maybe this year, but the next 3 are scary for gallagher. Anderson can bounce back, he’s still fast and big.

[@DeathZephlyn]

The worst contract on the Canucks is NOT Mikheyev.. It's Tyler Myers! Get it right!

[@kurtwpg]

It's not a great list. For the Jets Nate Schmidt makes $75k more than Pionk for the same term, is 4 years older, and barely staying in the lineup.

[@blakeattig5426]

Term is taken into account in this list, and Myers is in the final year of his contract. However, I’d argue Garland should be on here over Mikheyev.

[@deathdrumsm1087]

Opinions like an a****** everybody's got one

[@Classicrocker6119]

The Flames with the huge contract to Huberdeau is an absolute disaster! After last season’s debacle the 2023-2024 campaign here in Calgary is off to a terrible start. In spite of all the coaching and management changes it seems a lot worse than last year!

[@DreadJester448]

I found the bot

[@loganmclarry]

The fact that you picked Miles Wood based on his term rather than his money means that you don’t know much about the Avalanche. Woodsy has been phenomenal for us

[@notplaintext]

Miles wood was very reliable for the devils last, I am upset we had to let him go, getting him for 6 years at that pay is a steal in all honesty and he only has a 6 team no trade clause if anything

[@4u2nvHock3y]

Yeah isn't Manson who plays a 2nd-3rd line d role get like 4.5M$ ? I know Manson is good but they have good contract and it's just really expensive

[@chrisw5604]

Woodsy like you’re his teammate or a buddy haha. This is like when people say ‘we’ when referring to the team

[@loganmclarry]

@@chrisw5604 ok, so don't refer to pros by their nicknames. Got it.

[@tinygoblinproductions2266]

I miss Miles Wood as a devils fan, he was a fan favorite for some!

[@DantesTyphoon]

Minnesota doesn't have any terrible contracts at the moment. I don't necessarily disagree with Gaudreau but he is currently one of the best shootout specialists in the NHL which has it's own value. You nailed it with he mentions for the buyout of the toxic-two.

[@fredericlatreille]

For Montreal I would say that Gallagher's contract hurts more than Anderson's

[@GHOSTHUNTERSofficial]

Frr, i rather keep Anderson over gallaghers contract anyday (respectfully)

[@blakeattig5426]

Both are bad contracts. Could go either way on here honestly

[@ryans413]

To say Evander Kanes deal is worse then Nurses come on bud hell no. Nurse is 9.5 and for what he dose he should only be a 5 million dollar guy. Kane is a steal for Edmonton.

[@nietzschescodes]

Skinner 2 years ago scored 33 goals 63 pts, last year 35 goals and 82 pts and this year again is on pace for 37 goals and 70-ish point. He is improving year after year, and he is one of if not their top forward. 9M/y doesn't look much like an overpayment these last seasons. Their current worst contract is Connor Clifton's at 3.3M for the next 3 years. Clifton is horrible defensively, zero offensive skill and a fake tough guy. He is barely an NHLer.

[@macattack144]

what is difficult to capture is locker presence, some guys add value to the team aside from on ice points

[@Jimi86]

Do you even watch hockey? These are some outlandish takes. smh

[@Secretservice709]

Guys this guy can’t actually like hockey right he doesn’t know who Colton Parynko is

[@cameronbaker3267]

to be honest... the BRUINS have like 25 mil in cap space this year. so that's not an issue. but Coyle is absolutely a difference maker. he wins EVERY corner battle. his numbers may not show it but he's incredible

[@Yokes27]

Provorov and Hayes arent on the Flyers any longer. Traded to C-bus and st louis separately

[@tihseht472]

Miles wood for 2.5 million for 6 yrs is a problem. LMAO, talk to me in 4 yrs when that contract is considered a fucking STEAL. A big defensive checking line fwd for 2.5 mill in 2 yrs will look amazing as the cap is going up. Teows has already been resigned btw n yes he gave a nice discount to play with makar n company so I'm pretty positive miles woods contract was offered for the future (in a few yrs it will be a steal) just like micks contract was last yr as he was getting paid like 7 a year but that because he was at the end of a long term deal. Ya get it?

[@njdevs1987]

As a Devils fan I don't think that will be happening. Its not a crippling amount but it will be wasted money in 4 years when his hip goes and still takes stupid penalties for no reason

[@tihseht472]

@@njdevs1987 u may have a good point on the hip as ngl i dont know much about his injury history so u could easily be right, but 2.5 mill, I'll risk it but like i said, good point.

[@a.lally8811]

You obviously never watched hockey

[@ShakeNBake-jd3km]

Everyone saying nurse instead of Kane… at least he does SOMETHING. Jack Campbell is hands down the worst acquisition by the oilers in recent memory and for 5 million a year is just ridiculous. He’s playing in the AHL and STILL letting multiple goals in per game on low shot tallies

[@jeffroot1126]

I always forget vlasic is still playing for the sharks, I rarely hear his name when he’s on the ice and his presence is nonexistent

[@denzelwilde3830]

The JT contract ain't looking so bad, he's been playing the best hockey of his career this year alongside William Nylander. I'd say Rielly is the worst? It's not bad but it's a little overpaid

[@perrinayebarra]

Ah yes the infamous GM Jason Botterelli.

[@RD-rm6qm]

Imagine saying Nick Suzuki is a bad contract

[@PierreLucDubois80]

Kevin hayes isnt a flyer

[@Timbo_Slice]

Neither is Provorov.

[@Secretservice709]

Bobs signed a 7 year $70 million deal

[@Wesley35779]

I think he's saying there's 3yrs left

[@cameronfranke8566]

If Logan Thompson is are number 1 goalie then I don’t believe we will repeat,the saves HILL made in the playoffs I’ve never seen Thompson make saves like that.and I don’t recall a team winning a cup back to back with another goalie in net,which kinda sounds concerning to me in my opinion.so if you disagree that HILL is definitely deserving and worth number 1 goalie then I don’t know what playoffs you watched,cause he’s the one who helped led us to the cup yall.with miraculous saves,that paddle of the stick save was the best ever ,those happened before yes but HILL’s was the best cause he was out of the crease and still saved the puck i mean that puck was going in.

[@Gabryal77]

Just gotta say it's not a great feeling as a Flames fan that this video starts with Huberdeau

[@matthewsmith7516]

Oilers should be Jack Campbell

[@aaronbrady7968]

Bro has actually no idea what he’s talking about. Not mentioning nurse? Saying the red wings have a bunch of bad contracts on the books? The wings have so much cap space it’s insane.

[@AmerdaMysteryOfficial]

Uh when you pay top dollar for a number one defenseman, then you should get that. Evander Kane is great, redo this and put Nurse in that spot. He is a 4-5 million dollar player At the most.

[@Emmyjace]

I would say Darnell Nurse for the oilers is a terrible contract.

[@chiefkeef74]

Jamie Benn's 76 million albatross with a no move clause was a fucking mistake.

[@hammerhyena4207]

Pierre-Luc Dubois is the worst contract on the Kings. 8.5mil to play 3rd line center at .4PPG and he's got 8 years left.

[@crazy_penguin2657]

saying kane here and not campbell is actually wild

[@chevelle1]

Anyone else notice how the contracts he has on screen don’t match the ones he says? And that he doesn’t say how much the total contract is? Just what’s remaining, and even that is wrong a lot.

[@nathanfankhanel]

Colorado avs have my favourite team for over 20+ years! Seen the highs and lows. And to be honest as a huge fan of the avs, I think their worst contract right now is landeskog! Mac should be given the "C"!

[@jossyjones]

Did I really hear : “The GM Jason Botterelli (sic)?”

[@tonywoodward3404]

Some awful takes here

[@ejv.96]

drew doughty was never known as an offensive d-man. He’s still a legendary defenseman to this day and his one timer has improved this season. A better pick would have been Dubois. Just signed a big deal and hasn’t done much to stand out

[@blakeattig5426]

To be fair, it was still very early to judge PLD’s contract at the time this video was made.

[@thebigpicture2032]

Did you forget about Jack Campbell? Clearly the worst for Edmonton. Adin Hill for Vegas was a great signing! They won the cup and are looking good for a repeat. Lehner over Fleury was their big mistake.

[@mastercrow19]

Why Evander Kane when there's Jack Campbell?

[@ryans413]

Or Nurse

[@lucrollet8549]

For me the worst contract for the capitals is backstrom he’s production sucks and he’s far from his Stanley cup form.

[@pjbolt3844]

the fact Tyler Myers isnt on here tells you how bad this is

[@officiallydave4290]

The fact that you didn’t put Jeff Carter on here is a joke. 38 years old, 2 years, 6.25M and a no movement and no trade clause. 10 games played, 0 points. And last year, had less than 30. Meanwhile, Karlsson is 5 years younger, coming off of his 3rd Norris and a 100+ Pt season, and is already better than a point her game so far this season. Nobody in Pittsburgh expected primarily defense from Karlsson. Literally his entire selling point was his offensive abilities.

[@blakeattig5426]

Carters contract expires after this season lmao.

[@officiallydave4290]

He's been bad for years big dawg @@blakeattig5426

[@officiallydave4290]

@@blakeattig5426 This guys argument centered around a guy who’s barely halfway through his FIRST SEASON on a new team and literally argued in “what ifs” and “could bes” with Karlsson. Not what actually is. Erik is tied for 4th all time in Norris trophy winners and still has gas in the tank. No defenseman playing today can say the same thing. He didn’t need 101 points to win the Norris any other time. Aside from last year, he won one in 2012 with 78 points and the other in 2015 with 66 points, which he is on pace for right now. It’s not like his last notable award was several seasons ago. Carter is the reason we couldn’t keep good depth on the roster that was outperforming him like Zucker. He’s been bad for a while. Way better options with no clause and half the price.

[@robbiecomo5953]

hey flames fans liking that trade for mr cant score 115 points again

[@MrNeilgoetze]

This has to be a joke considering that the penguins worst contract isn’t jarry or Carter. Jarry is either a brick wall or can’t stop a beach ball. And Carter is a literal pylon out there in every category.

[@blakeattig5426]

Nah Jarry has played pretty good for the most part despite his losing record. He’s only had 3 very bad starts and 5 others that were mediocre. And with Carter, his contract expires after this year.

[@etienneroussel8651]

Doughty and burns don’t belong to that list. Also, I don’t understand why you measure def value with point scoring. Yes points are important but the defensive aspect of a defensemen is the part you should evaluate

[@darrencole97]

Kyle Palmari is a bad deal for the Islanders. We need to let him go. We have long term deals but this is a bad one that will be bad. We need to move on from him.

[@plajbossshorts5167]

Palmeri > Lee by a longshot

[@alexramirez4097]

Don’t put ek as the worst contract. For now just give it to rutta

[@doaftheloaf]

i believe rutta went the other way in that deal.

[@tob564]

Evander currently has more points than one Connor McDavid, what the h*** man? Also, Nurse and Campbell play in Edmonton.

[@OutOfTheMoney-NJ]

Mikhaev is sick. Our bad contract is Garland

[@Haniger17Munoz75]

When did contracts get so bad holy

[@georgebramstedt4895]

Colton parayko’s name is pronounce par-aye-ko

[@jonathanvanessen5438]

Campbell contract is worse then kanes

[@evolgrim4139]

9:46 boy as a Canucks fan they have no clue what the hell we have been through they got a cup in like 2008 😂😂

[@reese457]

No I’m sorry Nurse is just a worst contact for what he actually does for the Oilers. Kane actually scores and Nurse while being a defender is horrendous in his own end

[@reese457]

Also I would say that considering Karlsson got over 100 points on the SHARKS!!! I think he should be credited a bit more and while yes the contract is bad for the future I would say it’s correct for what he does on the PP.

[@robertevans00]

Wasn’t burns a norris trophy candidate costing less than 5.5 mil? Bad take bro

[@anonkwesioui1195]

Didnt know about the italian gm jason butterelli

[@noahpetherbridge5127]

Ngl I think Nurse is a worse contract than Kane for the Oilers. Not to mention Jack Campbell

[@farmerbrown7651]

No offence. But picking Skinner over oloffson is actually horrible. Skinner has the 3rd most 5v5 goals in the past 2 seasons. This is very embarrassing and I’m concerned about your hockey knowledge

[@pistachiopoptarts]

NOTHING the Blackhawks do makes a damn bit of sense.

[@Krobscorner2006]

Jeez what a butchering Parayko and his last name: also, Colt 55 had the benefit of being paired with Bouwmeester to enhance his d abilities.

[@marciimeris503]

Adin hill and Logan Thompson have kinda fallen into a tandem roll. I think it works well.

[@00BLNK00]

nurse and soupy deal is hilariously bad

[@bar1ton1]

Can't play effective defense any more :D Since when did Karlsson play effective defence?!

[@papascoobs4096]

Coyle just got a hat trick..... that didnt age well

[@PierreLucDubois80]

how are you not going to pick price because he's on ltir but then pick norris????

[@doorgoo]

Bruh, how can you point at Karlsson over Jeff Carter?

[@FalloutUrMum]

Hurricanes fan, I'm ok with Burns. I like Orlov too but he's certainly overpaid.

[@xavierlabrosse-bartolomeu9551]

Its kk without any doubt

[@chiefkeef74]

PLEASE COME TO OUR GAAAAAMES!

[@PierreLucDubois80]

Doughty isnt a point getter man. Hes an ealite minute eater.

[@body_by_depuy]

How in the Nine Hells can you think that Adin Hill's contract is the worst for VGK? Umm....ever hear of Robin Lehner? Five years, $25 million so he can sit on his ass and do nothing. A mediocre goalie at best and a liability off the ice and now he likely won't even play this season either.

[@zaboknowsbest13]

Lol did you genuinely mention that EK was a minus? He played for the sharks of course he was a minus. Wtf

[@MrDuddle13]

First off, it’s CANADIENS*** Second, Gallagher’s contract is way way worse than Anderson’s… Finally, how can you say Kane’s worse than Nurse’s? It’s probably top 3 league-wide but not top for the oilers? Come on..!

[@walmartbag74]

You didn’t say parayko right. It’s not pariyko

[@jeeplivion]

With Campbell and Nurse on the Oilers, you choose KANE???? This is a joke 😂😂

[@hortiez]

Evander Kane over THE WORST CONTRACT IN NHL- NURSE!? I shut off the video. I like the Kane contract.

[@thebigmarbowski84]

Colton Pie-arko

[@turtelgraham5409]

23:36 bro got the length and price just completely wrong on the screen

[@PierreLucDubois80]

Same with Tavares contract lol

[@tommygoode9644]

The penguins are only paying Karlson 8 million a year because they got SJ to retain 20% of his salary. So how will that contract look at 8 million over 4 years for the reigning Norris trophy winner after he's gotten used to being on the penguins. It's only 10 games into the season. If that's the worst contract on Pittsburgh's books they don't have one. Sid and Geno make about the same. Let's just give it half a season before we start throwing around "worst" contract labels. I mean if he sux Pittsburgh could trade him for an absolute ransom if they agreed to retain $1 million of his contract. They've got $3.5 million in cap space and if they traded Karlson for a slew of picks and prospects they could have almost 10 million in cap space to work with this off-season. Then they could sign or trade for a real goalie.

[@tommygoode9644]

They pay him 10 million a year idiot

[@tommygoode9644]

He made 11.5 million

[@tommygoode9644]

Ok so if they traded him now they could have almost 14 million in cap space. That buys a great starting goalie and a decent backup. Why not dump this guy?

[@tommygoode9644]

#get rid of Karlson already