What have been the 10 biggest NHL contracts given out to
Czechoslovakians in the salary cap era? This country has a long, proud hockey
tradition. No goalies made the list, with the biggest among them Tomas Vokoun 4
years 22.8M with Florida.
1- Marian Hossa,
Chicago, July 1 2009, 12 years $63.3M:
This contract won 3 Stanley Cups for the Blackhawks, and they will be able to
avoid the cap recapture penalty by placing him on LTIR forever. That’s a win.
2- Jakub Voracek,
Philly, July 30 2015, 7 years $57.4M:
This contract is still in its infancy and so far, the early returns are good.
3- Zdeno Chara,
Boston, Oct 10 2010, 7 years $48.4M:
There haven’t been any Stanley Cups or Norris trophies won on this contract.
4- David Krejci,
Boston, Sept 7 2014, 6 years $43.5M:
He’s now over 30 years old and his production has been declining with 3 years remaining.
Still not a bad investment for the Bruins.
5- Patrick Elias,
New Jersey, July 2 2006, 7 years $42M:
This was a good investment for the Devils, producing 494 GP and 426 PTS. They gave
him another 3-year deal after this one at age 37 that did not turn out as well.
6- Zdeno Chara,
Boston, July 2 2006, 5 years $37.5M:
This contract produced a Norris trophy and a Stanley Cup for Boston. Bingo.
7- Marian Gaborik,
Rangers, July 1 2009, 5 years $37.5M:
Gaborik was very productive on this contract with 128 Goals, traded twice near
the end.
8- Marian Gaborik, LA,
June 26 2014, 7 years $34M: Gaborik
was rewarded for scoring 14 playoff Goals in a Stanley Cup run, but has not
been the same player since. He’s now 35 years old with 3 years remaining. This has
already gone bad on the back half.
9- Andrej Sekera,
Edmonton, July 1 2015, 6 years $33M: The jury is
still out on whether this contract is good or bad, but he’s over 30 with 3 more
years remaining.
10- Martin Erat, Nashville, May 12 2008,
7 years $31.5M: That’s decent value
for 474 GP and 292 PTS. What made this even more valuable for Nashville was
trading him away as a rental for Filip Forsberg.
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