Worst contract this UFA period

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[IceBoxHockey]

Bobs rather easily.

Not a fan of giving a goalie 10 mil AAV

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Tough. Bobrovsky is by far the best player on this list, but that money committee to a goalie could be rough. But Florida has the space and he filled a big need.

Tanev is by far the worst player here but his AAV isn’t too high at 3.5. The 6 years for a 4th liner (albeit a good one) is incomprehensible. The guy could be out of the league in 2-3 years.

Hayes and Lee are solid NHL players but they got pretty fat contracts that probably won’t age very well like we’ve seen in years past.


In a vacuum, Bob’s might be the most burdensome but because Florida had all that space and filled a big need it could turn out okay.

Hayes’ contract might be her biggest issue for his team as they will have to lock their younger players up soon and they have some guys in the pipeline who should be able to cheaply replace Hayes ina few years.

 

[895]

For me the answer is Tanev.

The other three contracts I just thought to myself "wow that's a horrible overpayment"

The Tanev contract I burst out laughing.

 

[paulmm3]

Hayes v Bobrovsky v Tyler Myers for me

 

[Trocity]

Bobrovsky, not close.

Yikes.

 

[AKL]

Skinner deserves to be an option, though it's still going to be Bobrovsky for me.

 

[ijuka]

Bob by far. I'd never pay a goalie 10mil with that term. Usually, some random goalies have the best seasons every year. And why is that? Because goaltending is inconsistent by nature. That's why I'm not a fan of long-term deals or big money contracts for them.

 

[tictactoe]

I do not know... Hayes seems like he has a lot to prove.

 

[CoachBadkitten]

The others are high end players at least, so I get there may have been a bidding war. But Tanev? They really had to add a sixth year to beat someone or????

 

[YEM]

Bobs is a Vezina winner, still young
Hayes is the upper end of mediocrity

 

[Kamiccolo]

Lee 100%. Every fan knew he was not the type of player you sign to term, and he got term and high dollars. And then all these reports are coming out saying that he was never not coming back. Then why did Lou have to overpay him so massively?

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Lou Lam

 

[780il]

Hayes. Bob is a close second.

 

[super6646]

So many bad ones to choose from. This could put 2016 to shame in a few years lol

1. Hayes (by a sliter, at least bob is a high end talent rn)
2. Bob
3. Lee
4. Skinner
5. Tanev

 

[TT1]

Tanev for me. I dont mind giving Bob 10M, hes a top 3 to top 5 goalie.

 

[StevenF1919]

Bobrovsky and Skinner are terrible contracts but at least they've had some elite seasons. That Hayes contract is beyond comprehension.

 

[Pay Carl]

Bob is probably the best goalie in the league, and is consistent year in and out. I don’t think his contract is bad at all

Would you rather have Kevin Hayes at 7 mil, or splurge 3 mil more for the most important position on a team with a two time Vezina winning goalie?

Easy choice

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Lee's contract looks bad now...in 2 years it could look brutal. Hayes is at least 2 years younger and should be able to play decent for half his contract.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Gonna be Matt Duchene

 

[Machinehead]

I defended the Hayes contract when it was signed on the basis that I thought other contracts would be worse, but today really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.

Still think the Bobrovsky deal is worse, simply because individual goaltenders really aren't valuable assets.

 

[phillipmike]

Tanev with what he brings.

Varlamov with what they gave him and what a much better goalie in Lehner got.

Those deals you can work around, the worst deal in a vacuum and considering other factors is Skinner. You cant work around more than 10% of your cap for 8 seasons.

 

[jw2]

That Skinner contract is going to be a mess those last few seasons. At least Bob will make up for his on the front end.

But that Lee contract is bad every single day.

 

[Voight]

Hayes easily for me. Not worth anywhere close to that amount.

Bob at least is one of the top goalies in the league and also played great in the playoffs this year. Shut down the leagues best offence.

Skinner's was pretty awful too. He is now I believe the 6th (maybe 7th after Panarin) highest paid winger in the league, and we all know he is not even close to being a top 10 winger. But I'd rather pay him 9 than Hayes 7 per year.

 

[Aceboogie]

Cant see how the answer isnt Bob. So much term and $ to a goalie. Worse yet, Bob relies a lot on athleticism to be so good, and we know that these type of goalies decline a lot faster. It would be surprising to see his game fall somewhat off a cliff in the next 3 years. $10m with term for a goalie is bonkers, even if they have won a Vezina