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Worst UFA Signings of the Cap Era

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Initial Creation Date: Aug. 18, 2021
Published: Aug. 18, 2021
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Any suggestions for worse ones? I generally tried to avoid guys who were re-signed by a team, and focused more on them signing on July 1st or similar circumstances.
ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
32$999,999,999$67,000,000$0$0$932,999,999
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Logo of the Calgary Flames
Lucic, Milan
$5,250,000$5,250,000
LW, RW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Detroit Red Wings
Nielsen, Frans
$5,250,000$5,250,000
C, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
Eriksson, Loui
$6,000,000$6,000,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
Ladd, Andrew
$5,500,000$5,500,000
LW
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Lecavalier, Vincent
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Clarkson, David
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
Skinner, Jeff
$9,000,000$9,000,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 6
Richards, Brad
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Avery, Sean
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Neal, James
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Nylander, Michael
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Leino, Ville
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Kovalev, Alex
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Gomez, Scott
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Samsonov, Sergei
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Legwand, David
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Weiss, Stephen
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Clowe, Ryane
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Horton, Nathan
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Redden, Wade
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Finger, Jeff
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Logo of the Florida Panthers
Bobrovsky, Sergei
$10,000,000$10,000,000
G
NMC
UFA - 5
Souray, Sheldon
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Komisarek, Mike
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Darling, Scott
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Wisnewski, James
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Huet, Cristobal
$1,000,000$1,000,000
McKee, Jay
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Bryzgalov, Ilya
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Ehrhoff, Christian
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Alzner, Karl
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Volchenkov, Anton
$1,000,000$1,000,000

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Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.
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Jack Johnson?
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Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.
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God I am so happy we traded Skinner while we still could, this team wouldn’t be what they are now if they had given him that contract.
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Jack Johnson?


Good one I missed that
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Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:02 p.m.
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There is one very glaring one missing here. Especially at goaltending. Maybe you can figure it out.

My favourite however is Jeff Finger. If you're a Leafs fan like me you can finally laugh about it. But at the time it was beyond embarrassing.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:06 p.m.
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Quoting: faulkmydzingel
There is one very glaring one missing here. Especially at goaltending. Maybe you can figure it out.

My favourite however is Jeff Finger. If you're a Leafs fan like me you can finally laugh about it. But at the time it was beyond embarrassing.


Really not sure what goalie you're referring to.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:08 p.m.
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Really not sure what goalie you're referring to.


I'll give you another hint. He is on an eastern conference teams payroll until 2029.

Also the Suter, Parise, Weber contracts may need to be added here too. An argument could be made about Kovalchuk.
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Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:09 p.m.
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Quoting: bluspy88
Really not sure what goalie you're referring to.


Quoting: faulkmydzingel
I'll give you another hint. He is on an eastern conference teams payroll until 2029.

Also the Suter, Parise, Weber contracts may need to be added here too. An argument could be made about Kovalchuk.


Dipietro!
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.
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Quoting: faulkmydzingel
I'll give you another hint. He is on an eastern conference teams payroll until 2029.

Also the Suter, Parise, Weber contracts may need to be added here too. An argument could be made about Kovalchuk.


DiPietro wasn't a UFA, he re-signed with the Islanders. Suter and Parise are good I should have added them.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.
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Karlsson? Burns? Not sure if both meet your criteria but those are awful.

Can add Nurse and Jones in a few years lol
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Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:12 p.m.
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DiPietro wasn't a UFA, he re-signed with the Islanders. Suter and Parise are good I should have added them.


You're right he wasn't UFA that year. My bad. Well, it is still the worst contract of all time regardless.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:15 p.m.
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Jeff Finger lol
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Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:17 p.m.
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Hey now. Clowe would have continued to be excellent had his style of play not concussed the crap out of him. Prime Clowe, on the Sharks was awesome.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:18 p.m.
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Hey now. Clowe would have continued to be excellent had his style of play not concussed the crap out of him. Prime Clowe, on the Sharks was awesome.


This is regarding his signing with the Devils.
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Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:24 p.m.
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You forgot to include the Matthews and Marner signings
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:24 p.m.
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Quoting: MrDinkiee
You forgot to include the Matthews and Marner signings


lmao
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:26 p.m.
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lmao


Just one more season until Dubas is gone. Can't wait
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:26 p.m.
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Karlsson? Burns? Not sure if both meet your criteria but those are awful.

Can add Nurse and Jones in a few years lol


Don't meet the criteria, but very bad yes.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.
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You're right he wasn't UFA that year. My bad. Well, it is still the worst contract of all time regardless.


I disagree. It was a bad contract no doubt considering it was 15 years but it alsolocked up our franchise hoodie at ~4.5 million. There is a silver lining and if he didn't get injured it wouldn't be close to this conversation.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.
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Backes. Skinner was re-signed, he wasn't UFA.
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Backes. Skinner was re-signed, he wasn't UFA.


True I forgot he was traded for some reason.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.
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I disagree. It was a bad contract no doubt considering it was 15 years but it alsolocked up our franchise hoodie at ~4.5 million. There is a silver lining and if he didn't get injured it wouldn't be close to this conversation.


Hmmm... I mean you could make that argument about quite a few contracts then. Lucic for example. At the time of his contract signing I thought it was lights out. Lucic embodied everything franchises should look in a player. Size, skill, physical, and leadership. Suddenly speed became the most important factor in the game and he apparently lost his step in just about everything else.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:36 p.m.
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Hmmm... I mean you could make that argument about quite a few contracts then. Lucic for example. At the time of his contract signing I thought it was lights out. Lucic embodied everything franchises should look in a player. Size, skill, physical, and leadership. Suddenly speed became the most important factor in the game and he apparently lost his step in just about everything else.


Yes but when you give a contract you have to account for decline, accounting for injury is a lot harder and is much more unpredictable.
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Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.
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Yes but when you give a contract you have to account for decline, accounting for injury is a lot harder and is much more unpredictable.


I agree injuries are definitely hard to factor in. But at the same time he hadn't put up amazing numbers to warrant the length of contract. I think it was more of the Islanders weren't the most desirable place to play that forced their hand into a ridiculous contract.
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:43 p.m.
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Karl Alzner?
Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:43 p.m.
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Quoting: faulkmydzingel
I agree injuries are definitely hard to factor in. But at the same time he hadn't put up amazing numbers to warrant the length of contract. I think it was more of the Islanders weren't the most desirable place to play that forced their hand into a ridiculous contract.


Oh I'm not disagreeing it was a terrible contract, but it wasn't as bad as people make it out to be. Add for play he was the goalie of the future for us and was still a very good player.
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