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WORST CONTRACTS IN NHL 2022-23

Created by: mrichards15
Team: 2022-23 Custom Team
Initial Creation Date: Aug. 19, 2022
Published: Aug. 19, 2022
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Shoutout to Suter and Parise buyouts

Here is my list from WORST CONTRACTS IN NHL 2021-22 https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/516952
ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$82,500,000$149,756,250$0$0-$67,256,250
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Logo of the Dallas Stars
$9,500,000$9,500,000
LW, C
NMC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks
$10,500,000$10,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
$9,000,000$9,000,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 5
Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
$7,000,000$7,000,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Dallas Stars
$9,850,000$9,850,000
C, RW
NMC
UFA - 5
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
$6,000,000$6,000,000
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
$5,500,000$5,500,000
LW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Nashville Predators
$4,000,000$4,000,000
C, RW
UFA - 3
Logo of the Montreal Canadiens
$5,500,000$5,500,000
RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 5
Logo of the Calgary Flames
$5,250,000$5,250,000
LW, RW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Montreal Canadiens
$6,375,000$6,375,000
C, LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Boston Bruins
$5,250,000$5,250,000
C, RW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 4
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the San Jose Sharks
$7,000,000$7,000,000
LD/RD
NMC
UFA - 4
Logo of the San Jose Sharks
$10,000,000$10,000,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 5
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$10,000,000$10,000,000
G
NMC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks
$9,500,000$9,500,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 8
Logo of the Seattle Kraken
$5,900,000$5,900,000
G
NTC
UFA - 5
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$4,000,000$4,000,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Detroit Red Wings
$4,750,000$4,750,000
LD/RD
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes
$4,050,000$4,050,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Boston Bruins
$3,800,000$3,800,000
LW, C, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$2,343,750$2,343,750
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$4,687,500$4,687,500
G
M-NTC
UFA - 2

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Aug. 19, 2022 at 4:54 p.m.
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Why isn't Darnell Nurse on here? Also why is 40 point winger Okposo here with 1 year left at 6 mil?
Aug. 19, 2022 at 4:54 p.m.
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Contracts that expire this year are hard to say they are the worst. To me the worst contracts in the NHL are players who will make 7 million or more to the time they are 39 years old. If only I had some recent examples to draw upon...
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Aug. 19, 2022 at 4:55 p.m.
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Having Seth Jones on here and not Darnell Nurse is criminal. These might be the most overpaid players but not necessarily the worst contracts. Buffalo is probably happy to ride out a deal with a guy like Okposo, Lucic and Monahan are certainly worse because of the cap pinch in Calgary but the one year deals aren't so bad for teams that can afford it.
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Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
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Gallagher and Nurse gotta be on here. OEL as well
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Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:32 p.m.
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How is petry here?
Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:42 p.m.
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Gallagher should be here. Take off Anderson
Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:57 p.m.
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Quoting: Skyraider112
Why isn't Darnell Nurse on here? Also why is 40 point winger Okposo here with 1 year left at 6 mil?


Agree.....Nurse is a terrible contract.
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Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:25 p.m.
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Quoting: Skyraider112
Why isn't Darnell Nurse on here? Also why is 40 point winger Okposo here with 1 year left at 6 mil?

Quoting: DrDinkiee
Contracts that expire this year are hard to say they are the worst...

Quoting: yycofred
...the one year deals aren't so bad for teams that can afford it.

I agree with all three that the contracts expiring this June aren't so bad, and I agree with everyone that thinks Nurse and Gallagher should definitely be on this roster.
Petr Mrazek's contract is pretty ugly -- two seasons of a $3.8 million cap hit (a total of $7.6 million) but actual compensation of $8.6 million should merit mention here.
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Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:33 p.m.
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The thing about Jones and Nurse is that they're horses - they play a TON of minutes and they play against the league's best offensive stars constantly. If you look at the past 2 years, they are #2 and #3 in the league for 5v5 minutes played, respectively, and #3 and #2 in TOI/GP. Nurse is also #1 in the league for 5v5 goals among defensemen, and both are top-20 for points. Nurse is top-20 for PK TOI and leads the league in PK goals among defensemen.

These guys are super valuable players, every team wants guys like this. Are they overpaid? Yes. Are they among the league's worst contracts? Not by a long shot. Massive defensemen with effortless skating will be coveted and effective long into their 30's - see Burns, Brent.
Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:38 p.m.
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Gardiner’s contract sucks, buts it’s more inconvenient that actually terrible. Nurse or OEL would be a better fit as a worse contract. Okposo is another one that is an overpay, but is more inconvenient than actually being a terrible contract. Grubauer definitely shines the best when he has a very good dcore in front of him, and I would say that this most recent season should probably be a write off, since it was a transition season for the entire team. I’m just holding out on my opinion until the end of the 2022-23 season, cause I have already seen many comments from last off-season about how Mrazek and Andersen would be performing this last year. If he can bounce back this year, I would probably take him off this list. Other than that, I agree with the rest of the list.

Although I would argue that players like Gallagher, Hamilton, Kadri, Tavares, Nurse, and OEL should probably be on here.
Aug. 19, 2022 at 7:05 p.m.
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Quoting: Skyraider112
Why isn't Darnell Nurse on here? Also why is 40 point winger Okposo here with 1 year left at 6 mil?


I guess it's how you look at it. If you took all of these players and made them ufas today, okposo doesn't get anything like that, but under the circumstances it's really not that bad. Same with Skinner, he's obviously way overpaid (thanks botterill, I mean who was he bidding against?), but he's probably gonna score 30 again on a team that's gonna be 20 million below the cap.
Aug. 19, 2022 at 10:47 p.m.
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Quoting: OldNYIfan
I agree with all three that the contracts expiring this June aren't so bad, and I agree with everyone that thinks Nurse and Gallagher should definitely be on this roster.
Petr Mrazek's contract is pretty ugly -- two seasons of a $3.8 million cap hit (a total of $7.6 million) but actual compensation of $8.6 million should merit mention here.


We need to stop agreeing with each other. We’re going to get accused of being the same guy!
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Aug. 19, 2022 at 10:55 p.m.
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I wouldn’t call a player with one year left on their contract to be a bad contract
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Jan. 9 at 4:23 a.m.
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I think it's criminal that Seth Jones is here instead of Darnell Nurse. These athletes may have received the highest salaries, but that doesn't mean their contracts are the worst. While the financial pressure in Calgary makes one-year agreements less desirable for clubs without much budget space, Buffalo is likely content to see out phrazle contracts with players like Okposo, Lucic, and Monahan.
 
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