Best and worst overall and value UFA contracts from 2024?

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Who do you think were the best overall UFA signings and the best value UFA signings and vice versa?

For overall, I'd give it to Sean Monahan easily. He's been a revelation.

Kiefer Sherwood is the best value contract no competition. $1.5mill for 2 seasons as a forechecking 5on5 possession demon? Steal.

Worst UFA contract value wise would go to Stamkos. He's still producing sure, but not nearly enough for his contract. Worst overall, I'd probably give to Chris Chandler Stephenson. That contract is going to age ugly.

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[Goptor]

Stefan Noesen.
$2.75m @ 3 years.
10-9-19 statline

 

[UConn126]

Worst contracts right now have to be Lindholm and Zadorov.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Tyler Toffoli and Alex Wennberg have been awesome for the Sharks. Probably not in surplus of their contract value, but relative to most big ticket contracts handed out on UFA day one, I think they're pretty darn good.

 

[McPoyle]

Mattias Janmark.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Worst contracts right now have to be Lindholm and Zadorov.

That’s our revenge for the Bruins letting us sign Loui Eriksson. Lol.

 

[Skolman]

Jeff Skinner has been a bum.. I mean at least the deal was only 1 yr for 3m.. I was hoping for more from him though

 

[Hammman]

Kevin Lankinen. The Canucks would be screwed without him, and only getting paid 875K.

 

[QJL]

Mika Ziterriblejad for worst

 

[TheNumber4]

Worst contracts right now have to be Lindholm and Zadorov.

Worst trade of the TDL too with Lindholm.

 

[Viqsi]

Mika Ziterriblejad for worst

That's funny; I could have sworn he signed his current contract in 2017.

 

[TheNumber4]

Mattias Janmark.

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On pace for career highs. Still 100% responsible defensively and a great PKer, which is why he was signed in the first place.

 

[McPoyle]

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On pace for career highs. Still 100% responsible defensively and a great PKer, which is why he was signed in the first place.

Exactly, hes been a great signing.

 

[TheNumber4]

Exactly, hes been a great signing.

Oh agreed. You have to clarify though lol.

 

[BobCole]

Pens' signing of Grzelcyk isn't the winner, but deserves an honorable mention. Almost $3M for a guy who has been healthy scratched a ton and doesn't deserve to be seeing NHL ice at the moment.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Anthony Stolarz - 2x$2.5M, has to be one of the best so far

 

[Chainshot]

HM to Jason Zucker who has been tonic for what has ailed the Sabres, probably the best UFA NHL forward they have signed, full stop. For what was widely derided during the summer, he's been all the things Jeff Skinner wasn't - hard on pucks, defensively active, and offensively productive. Add in the mentoring of some of their youngsters and the bite to his game and it's been a breath of fresh air.

 

[McDuffz88]

Stefan Noesen.
$2.75m @ 3 years.
10-9-19 statline

Yeah he's been an absolute steal as of rn. Idk how Carolina let him walk.

 

[Soundgarden]

Kevin Lankinen is one of the best. So sad that we didn't re-sign him

 

[KevinRedkey]

Adam Gaudette - 775k (2-way deal)
He has 11 goals already

 

[Stive Morgan]

Stamkos and Marchessault are equally mind-boggling.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Adam Gaudette - 775k (2-way deal)
He has 11 goals already

This is a huge one

 

[Sports2]

Duchene
3 Mil @ 1 Year
12 - 15 - 27 in 22 games.

 

[strattonius]

Adam Gaudette - 775k (2-way deal)
He has 11 goals already

It's great right now but I think his production is about to fall off a cliff.

 

[ijuka]

Who do you think were the best overall UFA signings and the best value UFA signings and vice versa?

For overall, I'd give it to Sean Monahan easily. He's been a revelation.

Kiefer Sherwood is the best value contract no competition. $1.5mill for 2 seasons as a forechecking 5on5 possession demon? Steal.

Worst UFA contract value wise would go to Stamkos. He's still producing sure, but not nearly enough for his contract. Worst overall, I'd probably give to Chris Chandler Stephenson. That contract is going to age ugly.

Stamkos's contract is only 4 years, I think that it's too light to be the worst contract. Lindholm's is 7 years, for example. And yeah, Lindholm has been better this year, but his team is also better.