Biggest albatross in the league right now?

[PuckSeparator]

Who has the worst contract league-wide right now based on the ratio of how much that player gets paid to the impact he has on the ice?

Salary is one thing, but the real albatross contracts come with term that often makes those contracts huge anchors for the team, so important to take into consideration.

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[VoluntaryDom]

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Ryan Callahan btw for Tampa

 

[Drew4u]

Marc Staal

 

[FlyTimmo]

MacDonald is the worst for the Flyers, but it seems there are much worse contracts league wide.

 

[MessierII]

Dustin brown has to be up there. Brooks Orpik? Bobby Ryan has to be up there.

 

[Frank Garrett]

Loui Eriksson is pretty bad. But the team itself is pretty ****** so it's not like he's handcuffing them. And forget about the team... how about our management squad?

 

[Nickmo82]

Marc Staal.

HM: Alain Vigneault.

 

[Bieber fever]

Weber for the habs

 

[Old Gregg]

Who has the worst contract league-wide right now based on the ratio of how much that player gets paid to the impact he has on the ice?

Salary is one thing, but the real albatross contracts come with term that often makes those contracts huge anchors for the team, so important to take into consideration.

Toews

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Marc Staal.

HM: Alain Vigneault.

AV is a great coach. He just joined a team near the end of their window, just like his last few years with Vancouver.

 

[Channelcat]

Chris Pronger was still under contract this year! Nathan Horton is under contract till 2020! with a 5.3M cap hit.....hello

 

[McMatthews]

Right now?

Marian Gaborik.

In a couple years... Shea Weber.

 

[Sempiternal]

Toews

Penguins fans just love to troll Toews.

 

[Regal]

Marc Staal

Marc Staal.

HM: Alain Vigneault.

Wouldn't Girardi's be worse?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Marc Staal.

B-R-U-T-A-L

 

[WesMcCauley]

Marc Staal

HM: Dan girardi

 

[WesMcCauley]

Wouldn't Girardi's be worse?

Both Are horrible, Staal earns a little more and has one extra year. Staal was worse in the playoffs but Girardi has been worse overall for the last 2 seasons.

 

[Allan92]

In terms of on ice value per dollar it unquestionably Marc Staal

This isn't helped by the fact he's in a position where he can do supreme damage- playing 20 minutes a night on defence

The only other contract that rivals him is one of the Dallas goalies- probably Niemi

In terms of on ice performance combined with salary combined with the damage they actually can cause based on usage and position, it's Staal for my money

 

[Noodletoro]

In terms of on ice value per dollar it unquestionably Marc Staal

This isn't helped by the fact he's in a position where he can do supreme damage- playing 20 minutes a night on defence

The only other contract that rivals him is one of the Dallas goalies- probably Niemi

In terms of on ice performance combined with salary combined with the damage they actually can cause based on usage and position, it's Staal for my money

Contracts with one year remaining aren't albatrosses.

 

[ijuka]

Dustin Byfuglien's is brutal.

 

[Leonardo87]

Staal def is. Giradi still has some effectiveness and is only 3 years left. That extra year on Staal is going to make the buyout harder to do. 8 years vs 6 years for Giradi of dead space, but Staal has hurt this team more and is a bigger liability on the ice. Giradi with sheltered mins on a bottom pairing can still be useful.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Straight up?
Probably someone like Dustin Brown.

In the long run?
Weber or Luongo or some player that's going to totally bone a team with a huge recapture penalty if they retire at exactly the wrong time.

 

[Fugazy]

Marc Staal

 

[Jack Burton]

Loui Eriksson @ 6 million x 5 more years on a bottom feeder like Vancouver is brutal.

Montreal fans probably won't be too happy with Weber's in a few years.

LA fans probably won't be to happy with Kopitar's in a few years.

But Gaborik and Giordano's contracts are disgusting for what ya get.

 

[Regal]

Loui Eriksson @ 6 million x 5 more years on a bottom feeder like Vancouver is brutal.

Montreal fans probably won't be too happy with Weber's in a few years.

LA fans probably won't be to happy with Kopitar's in a few years.

But Gaborik and Giordano's contracts are disgusting for what ya get.

Gio doesn't belong here. 5 years left at 6.75 when he's still a number 1. It's a little long given his age, but nothing brutal