What have been the 15 best and 15 worst non-entry
level contracts for each NHL team in the salary cap era? These were originally
compiled in the summer/fall of 2017, but have been updated in the summer of
2018. Remember that the salary cap has doubled since it was first introduced,
so you will see several references to "cap inflation", where we
adjust the Average Annual Value of the salary to reflect the relative cap hit.
Some of my rules for compiling these lists: preference was given to contracts that put names on major trophies. A player who has won a Stanley Cup on that contract can't appear on a "worst" list (with one exception). Generally contracts that were bought out are automatic qualifiers for the worst list (even if a different team executed the buyout). This did create a bit of a conflict with 2 different Stanley Cup winning contracts that were later bought out (Mike Richards and Brooks Orpik). And contracts that were under $1M AAV do not appear on worst lists.
Some of my rules for compiling these lists: preference was given to contracts that put names on major trophies. A player who has won a Stanley Cup on that contract can't appear on a "worst" list (with one exception). Generally contracts that were bought out are automatic qualifiers for the worst list (even if a different team executed the buyout). This did create a bit of a conflict with 2 different Stanley Cup winning contracts that were later bought out (Mike Richards and Brooks Orpik). And contracts that were under $1M AAV do not appear on worst lists.
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks: Best: Scott Niedermayer, Worst: JS Giguere
Boston Bruins: Best: Zdeno Chara, Worst: Glen Murray
Buffalo Sabres: Best: Ryan Miller, Worst: Ville Leino
Carolina Hurricanes: Best: Cory Stillman, Worst: Alex Semin
Columbus Blue Jackets: Best: Sergei Bobrovsky, Worst: RJ Umberger
Calgary Flames: Best: Miikka Kiprusoff, Worst: Robyn Regehr
Colorado Avalanche: Best: Nathan MacKinnon, Worst: Ryan Smyth
Dallas Stars: Best: Jamie Benn, Worst: Jason Spezza
Detroit Red Wings: Best: Henrik Zetterberg, Worst: Stephen Weiss
Edmonton Oilers: Best: Connor McDavid, Worst: Sheldon Souray
Florida Panthers: Best: Aleksander Barkov, Worst: Keith Ballard
Los Angeles Kings: Best: Drew Doughty, Worst: Marian Gaborik
Minnesota Wild: Best: Devan Dubnyk, Worst: Zach Parise
Montreal Canadiens: Best: Carey Price, Worst: Carey Price
New Jersey Devils: Best: Martin Brodeur, Worst: Ilya Kovalchuk
Nashville Predators: Best: Roman Josi, Worst: Shea Weber
New York Islanders: Best: John Tavares, Worst: Rick DiPietro
New York Rangers: Best: Henrik Lundqvist, Worst: Wade Redden
Ottawa Senators: Best: Erik Karlsson, Worst: Bobby Ryan
Philadelphia Flyers: Best: Claude Giroux, Worst: Ilya Bryzgalov
Phoenix Coyotes: Best: Oliver Ekmanlarson, Worst: Ed Jovanovski
Pittsburgh Penguins: Best: Sidney Crosby, Worst: Rob Scuderi
San Jose Sharks: Best: Brent Burns, Worst: Kyle McLaren
St. Louis Blues: Best: Alex Pietrangelo, Worst: Jay Bouwmeester
Tampa Bay Lightning: Best: Victor Hedman, Worst: Vincent LeCavalier
Toronto Maple Leafs: Best: Phil Kessel, Worst: David Clarkson
Vancouver Canucks: Best: Henrik Sedin, Worst: Loui Eriksson
Washington Capitals: Best: Alex Ovechkin, Worst: Michael Nylander
Winnipeg Jets: Best: Dustin Byfuglien, Worst: Zach Bogosian
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