Who benefited the most ($ wise) from a fluke season / playoff performance?

[rent free]

I didn't say it was

yah well you mentioned it in your response as if it was worth 4 million.

 

[x Tame Impala]

yah well you mentioned it in your response as if it was worth 4 million.

In conjunction with his obviously reduced level of play due to injury/MS.

 

[deckercky]

A case could be made for Joel Ward, although he did manage to put up one or two nice seasons after his playoff badassery in 2011.

Another Ward who benefited from a playoff run is Joel Ward. 7 goals and 13 points in 12 games for Nashville. Signs a 4 year, $12 million dollar contract. Not as bad as some of the others but I still thought for his regular season production, he was about $1-1.5 million overpaid.

Joel Ward definitely got an inflated contract based on one playoff performance, but I think he ended up being decent value for the contract. Really, there's only one problem year, but 2/4 seasons were 0.5 ppg, which is very good value for the money (the other season was at his normal 30-35 pts per season). He also performed well in the playoffs, which is the entire reason he was brought in.

 

[StatisticsAddict99]

Toews, he’s worth 7m at the most.

 

[Gainesvillain]

My first thoughts were David Clarkson & Ville Leino.

But yeah....Jason Blake is probably the best answer I’ve seen so far. Totally forgot about that guy.

 

[mouser]

Another good name I don't think has been mentioned yet: Martin Havlat. Signed a 6 year $30m deal with Minnesota after a career high 77 points with Chicago in 2008-09 and a playoff run of 16GP, 5G/10A/15PTS.

Was an injured wreck by the 3rd year of the deal at age 30.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Mike Johnson, Andrew Raycroft, Vesa Toskala and Jeff O'Neill.

O'Neill? He scored 60 points in four consecutive seasons and was given a contract to be a complimentary winger, which he was.

 

[SquiddFX]

Mike Komisarek.I wonder if he ever thanked Markov?

 

[deckercky]

Another good name I don't think has been mentioned yet: Martin Havlat. Signed a 6 year $30m deal with Minnesota after a career high 77 points with Chicago in 2008-09 and a playoff run of 16GP, 5G/10A/15PTS.

Was an injured wreck by the 3rd year of the deal at age 30.

He had 2/3 seasons with Chicago at or near point per game. He had a significant injury history already at that point, but was a known quantity offensively. He declined sharply during that contract and became an anchor, but it doesn't fit this thread.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Not the worst ever but Oshie last summer

What? No. Not even close to the other names in this thread.

 

[sethro109]

Brad Stuart robbed the Avalanche.

 

[Moskau]

Ville Leino actually benefited twice. People were absolutely convinced that because Detroit signed him he was another diamond in the rough that just wasn't given a fair shot. Then after getting carried by Briere and Hartnell people were convinced there was even more potential there. The crazy thing about his contract with Buffalo is that there was a rumor at the time he actually took less to go to Buffalo than what he was offered by another team (believed to be Florida).

 

[Blues88]

Not the worst ever but Oshie last summer

Not even remotely applicable.

 

[Deficient Mode]

Not even remotely applicable.

Definitely got extra total money and years if not cap hit for last year.

 

[Blues88]

Definitely got extra total money and years if not cap hit for last year.

The same recency reward applied to every player that's signed any contract, I'd imagine. He's making 5.75 per for a career .71ppg despite some time missed to injury.

A career top 6 producer hardly fits the spirit of this thread. Factor in the cap hit (which explains the term) and Oshie isn't applicable.

 

[torniojaws]

I think Alexandre Daigle qualifies. He was supposed to be the next Gretzky, but quickly tapered off into Central European leagues after cashing in on a 12.25 M entry-level(!) contract while scoring almost exactly 0.5 ppg for a career total of 327 points

 

[Oddbob]

Just out of curiosity, what are his numbers like as a centre on his own line (Regular season, no McDavid)

He didn't get an 8 year deal worth 9 million just because of McDavid. Obviously McDavid will help anyones numbers, but it is not like McDavid is blowing the league away offensively here. McDavid has 35 points in 31 games, it's not like he has 60 pts and Draisaitl is getting in on the overage, like those who played with Gretzky.

 

[BruinsBtn]

90% of these answers are terrible

 

[x Tame Impala]

90% of these answers are terrible

Seriously. Oshie? Marty f***in Havlat?!?

 

[karnige]

Fernando Pisano.

 

[BigTruzz]

Has to be Clarkson right?

Kovalchuk should get 85% of his salary.

 

[RDTBay4]

The Toronto Maple Leafs organization.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

Ray Whitney
Mats Sundin

 

[ZiGOODejad]

i got a feeling if grabner gets close to thirty again he's going to reap the rewards which he should but someones about to overpay

 

[Passchendaele]

Seriously. Oshie? Marty ****in Havlat?!?

Based on talent, Havlat was totally worth the money.

But signing an injury-prone guy like him to a six-year deal was a brutal decision.