The Canadians’ massive non-tradable contracts may have deterred Kent Hughes from moving at the close, but he can take comfort in the fact that there are far worse.
The wonderful CapFriendly website allows you to analyze the best and worst deals by calculating how much a player costs per point or per minute played.
Of course, there are many variables to consider. So I excluded defenders and injured players and only included players who played more than 50 games.
The Canadian’s ancient eclipse Zach Kasian Easily wins the Worst Contract award by costing $1.6 million per point. The Coyotes forward has two points and two goals in 51 games this season.
Second on the list is another good example of how strongmen who aren’t fast don’t really belong in the NHL anymore. Milan Lucicwho plays for the Flames costs $375,000 per point.
Worst contracts also include the number of points per dollar paid Jordan Greenway you Wild ($373,000 per point), Luke Glendening Stars ($375,000), Ryan Johansen Predators ($285,000), CraigSmith Capital ($258,000) and Tyler Seguin of the Stars ($234,000).
At CH it is obvious Brandan Gallagher dominating this bad list. But he has only played 26 games. If he played 82, he would have a 28-point pace, which would force the Canadians to pay him $232,142 a point.
Jonathan Drouin ($203,703 per point), Josh Anderson ($171,874) and Christian Dworak ($158,928) also tops the list of most expensive players in production.
And on the contrary, the top of the class is light Tim Stutzle. The Senators’ German, who still has his league entry contract, costs $11,858 per point.
Seven of the top 10 in this space still have an entry-level contract. exceptions are Tagus ThompsonSaber, David Krejcibrown bears and Gabriel Vilardikings.
The best bargain over $2 million is the Blues Jordan Kyrou ($43,076 per point). follows him Patrice Bergeronthe Bruins captain ($45,454 per point).
For players over $3 million, it is Martin Neca Hurricanes, this is the cheapest ($46,875 per point).
At over $4 million, it is Ryan Nugent Hopkins, Carter Verheage And Tyler Toffoli.
At more than $6 million, it is Nathan Mackinnon ($70,786 per point), at more than $7 million Elias Pettersen ($82,584 per point) and over $8 million Connor McDavid at $91,911 per point. He also earns $12.5 million. So even with that salary, he’s cheaper than all players earning more than $8 million.
If we want to include defenders and analyze how much a player costs per minute played, the best deals are bargains Moritz Seider ($534 per minute played), Andrew Peek Blue Jackets ($544) and Markus Staal ($576).
Johnathan Kovacevicfrom Canada, performs well in this ranking and costs $681 per minute played. Jonathan Drouin costs $7987.
The league is worst for players who have completed at least 50 games Philip Forsberg Predators, which costs $9734 per minute.