At the age of 29, Carey Price, of the Montreal Canadiens, signed for 8 years and 84 million.
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Worst 8-year contracts in the NHL
The goalkeeper has only played 30 games in two years, however, and is currently eyeing retirement.
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The big and talented goalkeeper will have tied the hands of the Canadian for a few seasons with his disproportionate agreement. But did Marc Bergevin have a choice when he signed him?
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In 2019, Tyler Seguin signed for $78.8M with the Dallas Stars.
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His offensive production has been in sharp decline since, not to mention that he only played 3 games in 2020-21.
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Hard to say what happened to Seguin. He had 80 points in 2018-19, before dropping to 50 in 2019-20 and 49 in 2021-22.
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In 2016, Jamie Benn signed for $76 million with the Dallas Stars.
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Like Seguin, Benn has seen his offensive production drop since then, especially in 2018. He hardly scores anymore.
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From 79 points in 2017-18, Benn went to 53, 39, 35 and 46-point seasons therefollowing…
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Defenseman Darnell Nurse will begin reaping the rewards of an 8-year, $74 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers this season.
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You have to give the runner a chance, but spending $9.25M on a second defender is risky. Last year, he made $5.6M.
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The Oilers don’t have a real #1 defenseman. Now the team has their hands tied and won’t be able to hire one even if they had the chance.
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PK Subban and the Montreal Canadiens agreed to a $72M contract in 2014.
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Subban had a few good seasons followingwards, but since 2018 he has not been a shadow of himself.
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Marc Bergevin therefore did not hit hard with his very long-term agreements when he moved to the Canadian.
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That said, Montreal fans adored their two stars. Simply, their contracts have aged badly…
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Brent Burns has delivered proud service to the San Jose Sharks, who rewarded him with a $64 million contract in 2016.
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Burns has slowed down a lot since 2019, but let’s admit that his streak between 2015 and 2018 will have been very impressive.
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Will he be able to revive in Carolina, where he has just been traded? Many believe so, but fortunately the Sharks agreed to withhold part of his salary.
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One might also argue that the contracts of Ryan Johansen (NSH), Jeff Skinner – photo (BUF), Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) are too heavy for what they bring.
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But let NHL CEOs be reassured: with the rules in place, they won’t be able to make mistakes for 14 years as was the case for former star Shea Weber!
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