Post 2005/2006: Top 5 worst contracts given

[bobholly39]

some names mentionned I'll comment on...

Dipietro doesn't belong. Contract was fine - issue was he got injured. If he had been healthy, good chance he has a strong career and ends up underpaid

PLD doesn't belong. 1 year is too soon to judge. Maybe he makes the list eventually, but not yet

One name I'll mention - Bobrovsky. A year or two ago he seemed well on his way to top these conversations - so it's an absolute fantastic and unexpected turnaround he's had lately. Figured it was worth calling out.

I don't know if it's the absolute worst contract based on total $$ value - but one that always jumped out at me as absolutely terrible was Lucic. Such a hateable player too, which just adds to it.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I think some of the posts in here have some major recency bias, I wouldn't put someone like Jeff Skinner anywhere even close to this conversation.

DiPietro and Bryzgalov are absolutely 2 of the worst deals, especially when you look at a cap% value. DiPietro's $4.5 million AAV deal signed in 2006 was 10.23% of the cap, which is equivalent to an $8.5 million cap hit this year. Same thing with Bryzgalov, his deal was about equal to $7.35 million AAV with today's cap. Considering the cap%, massive term and horrible performance under those deals, both of those two are firmly 2 of the 5 worst.

My rankings would be:

1. DiPietro
2. Gomez
3. Drury
4. Redden
5. Clarkson
6. Bryzgalov

I know the rankings only asked for 5, but I didn't want to not include any of these guys. Clarkson sticks out as not being nearly as high of a cap hit% as the other guys, guys like Redden, Drury and Gomez were making the equivalent of $10+ million in today's money while Clarkson was only around $6.5 million. But Clarkson was so heinously bad the second he signed that deal that I can't not include it.

 

[Little Bobby Boo]

While not the absolute worst, Dave Bolland 5x5.5M with Florida was dreadful. Atleast he was LTIRed for them.

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traded to AZ with Crouse for a second and a third, both of which Tallon struck out on. Just a brutal contract the day it was signed.

 

[LordZapp]

Nurse

 

[Ligue]

The contract wasn’t horrible at the moment of signing but not enough mentions of Vincent Lecavalier here. Dude is still getting an nhl salary.

 

[MCR74]

Travis Green just got a four year head coach gig with the Sens. Does that count?

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

4 years for Travis Green.

Travis Green just got a four year head coach gig with the Sens. Does that count?

Dammit got beat to it.

 

[MCR74]

The contract wasn’t horrible at the moment of signing but not enough mentions of Vincent Lecavalier here. Dude is still getting an nhl salary.

That's impressive.

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

That's the name I thought of. It was 2007, I believe.

Big contract and I think he went scoreless for about a calendar year.

There was a website - did Scott gomez score tonight? With a tracker.

 

[Nick Hansen]

It's not the worst deal ever but Toews' contract really turned into an annoyance quite shortly after it was signed. It's a shame because his reputation took quite the hit from it. He was an excellent player up until 26-27 or so but age and the contract on top of it just really hit him badly.

 

[GreeningOil]

Off the top of my head:
David Clarkson (Leafs were lucky to get out of this one)
Ilya Bryzgalov (Flyers were lucky to have compliance buyouts)
Jeff Skinner
Andrew Ladd
Marc-Edouard Vlasic

HM: Lucic, Nurse, Campbell, Huberdeau (may be #1 after next season), Josh Anderson

At least Nurse plays big minutes in a good team. (Still not great)

Campbell contract is ultra horrible.

And then, there is a new level for Hunerdeau