Post 2005/2006: Top 5 worst contracts given

[miscs75]

It's funny that this deal was so bad, Capfriendly doesn't wanna report it.

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I remember him being the figure head of the potential Tavares deals during his draft year.

 

[frisco]

Skinner

I remember getting shouted down when I suggested Buffalo should deal Skinner a year or two ago when he actually was having a decent season and the Sabres wouldn't have had to eat much contract and maybe get a prospect back. But everyone wanted to keep him around to mentor the youngsters with his leadership (?) ability. Sigh.

My Best-Carey

 

[Machinehead]

Was Redden's that bad, really?

Looking back, it's not even the Rangers contract that has bothered me the most over the years.

 

[frisco]

Ville Leino 6 years $27mil
$4.5mil avv:
1.666 goals, 6 assists, 7.666 points per season

Even if you round up Leino's points to an even 8 points/season, it still doesn't look very good.

Also, Christian Ehrhoff's 40 million over ten seasons in 2011 was a bad one, too for Buffalo.

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[SnuggaRUDE]

I remember getting shouted down when I suggested Buffalo should deal Skinner a year or two ago when he actually was having a decent season and the Sabres wouldn't have had to eat much contract and maybe get a prospect back. But everyone wanted to keep him around to mentor the youngsters with his leadership (?) ability. Sigh.

My Best-Carey

Do you refer to NMC holding Jeff Skinner who doesn't want to play outside of Buffalo or Toronto? Tough contract to deal imo.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

Maybe not the worst, but another 3 years @ $6.5 Million for Brendan Gallagher is pretty bad. Thanks Marc Bergevin...I can't believe that Jeff Molson didn't veto that.

 

[yada]

Was Redden's that bad, really?

Looking back, it's not even the Rangers contract that has bothered me the most over the years.

It would have been an issue had the rangers not been able to demote him to the minors. At the time sending him down the ahl was able to save the rangers cap space which they used on other players. That tactic no longer works

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Tavares

 

[ScaredStreit]

Probably nothing beats DiPietro (they're still paying him a lot) and Bryzgalov, but I do remember this Redden one being really terrible.

Didn't he spend, like, half this contract in the minors?

Dipietro's injuries are why the deal was so bad. $4.5million AAV to lock up an all-star caliber goaltender for their entire career isn't the worst deal if we're being honest. His real injury problems came during the all-stars skills competition after he already signed the extension. In hindsight it was awful but I can't really fault the Islanders for signing it.

 

[Peltz]

Rick DiPietro is probably the most hilarious contract I've ever seen. He's going to be paid $1.5m per year (not counted against the cap) until 2029 and was signed before the first iPhone came out.

 

[DaveG]

Was Redden's that bad, really?

Looking back, it's not even the Rangers contract that has bothered me the most over the years.

I mean it was bad, but the way the cap worked for players demoted to the A at the time it was utterly irrelevant. IMO most of the worst ones came after that loophole simply because the impact they could have on a team was just simply significantly bigger. Once that was closed in the CBA negotiations for the shortened season teams had to get a bit more creative to get away with similar levels of bullshit: IE Robidas Island, Stone's "convenient" injury and return from LTIR timing, etc.

 

[DustyDangler]

Tavares Leafs and EK Sharks gotta be in top 5.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

I remember getting shouted down when I suggested Buffalo should deal Skinner a year or two ago when he actually was having a decent season and the Sabres wouldn't have had to eat much contract and maybe get a prospect back. But everyone wanted to keep him around to mentor the youngsters with his leadership (?) ability. Sigh.

My Best-Carey

It was more the ntc and the fact that he didn’t have value then, either. At best he’s like an 8 mil winger being paid 9 mil, no matter what getting rid of him would cost us.

Was Redden's that bad, really?

Looking back, it's not even the Rangers contract that has bothered me the most over the years.

His play fell of a cliff, if I recall correctly. Just suddenly very bad for his new team after years of being underrated. A Vlasicing.

 

[Meichel Kane]

Even if you round up Leino's points to an even 8 points/season, it still doesn't look very good.

Also, Christian Ehrhoff's 40 million over ten seasons in 2011 was a bad one, too for Buffalo.

My Best-Carey

Came here to mention Ehrhoff. Sabres owe him $857,143 annually through 2027-28.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

At first I though we were talking about Stu Skinner and I was confused but I figured out we were talking about Jeff Skinner

Nurse but he's overpaid only by like $3M per year

Campbell maybe as he's making 5 and he's not even in the NHL

 

[Bouboumaster]

Tavares's contract ruined the Leafs' window. How has it not been mentioned

Because Tavares produces, even tho it's not as much as you want

We're talking about the Crème de la crème here

"Scott Gomez didn't have a goal in more than a year at 7 000 000+/year" bad

Tavares ain't close of that

 

[Bouboumaster]

Came here to mention Ehrhoff. Sabres owe him $857,143 annually through 2027-28.

I forgot about him

Yikes!

 

[JAK]

Because Tavares produces, even tho it's not as much as you want

We're talking about the Crème de la crème here

"Scott Gomez didn't have a goal in more than a year at 7 000 000+/year" bad

Tavares ain't close of that

It depends what your goal is, if it's to win Stanley Cups, Tavares's contract absolutely is the worst.

I guess Leafs fans has to keep arguing that his contract isn't that bad.

 

[Bouboumaster]

It depends what your goal is, if it's to win Stanley Cups, Tavares's contract absolutely is the worst.

I guess Leafs fans has to keep arguing that his contract isn't that bad.

I disagree

And you should too: The TML had Clarkson at one point, who is infintely worse than Tavares contract, whatever the way you look at it lol

 

[JAK]

I disagree

And you should too: The TML had Clarkson at one point, who is infintely worse than Tavares contract, whatever the way you look at it lol

Tavares contract set the table for Matthews, Marner, Nylander.

Together, Leafs could probably have saved $15m from all four had Tavares signed something like a $7.5m contract.

 

[credulous]

eriksson was permanently sent to the 4th line two weeks into his 6x6 deal

 

[MattMartin]

We named him Andrew Badd for a reason

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Anyone this guy lobbied for!!

 

[timekeep]

The Kings have a big decision to make here. If they buy him out this year before his 26th birthday, they only have to pay 1/3 of his remaining salary (and 100% of his bonus). They can save $31.67 million (although the cap hit will be spread over the next 14 years. However, if they wait until after this year, they would have to pay 2/3 of his salary, which would result in a savings of only $13M (with penalty spread over 12 years). Making it even trickier, according to Friedman, if the Stanley Cup playoffs go the maximum number of days, the buyout window might not open until the day of PLD's 26th birthday. It's a bit of a mess.

Thanks for sharing, that is interesting.

 

[MCR74]

Rick DiPietro is probably the most hilarious contract I've ever seen. He's going to be paid $1.5m per year (not counted against the cap) until 2029 and was signed before the first iPhone came out.

Pretty goid deal if you ask me.