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[Rick Zombos Ghost]

There are so many bad contracts this year, what is the one that makes you LOL the most?
I usually laugh when i see 1.6 a year x 4 years for Boogaard. He's only played in 22 games this year. So if he makes it to 25 that will be $64,000 per game for a guy that averages maybe 5 minutes of ice time. Incredible.

[HankthaTank]

Lebda. That is all.

[stevkrause]

Lebda. That is all.

The two mentioned already are hands down the biggest losers from the 2010-2011 off-season

Lebda and Boogard - road maps of what NOT to do as a GM

[Rick Zombos Ghost]

BUT YOU CANT OVERPAY FOR AN ENFORCER THEY ARE INVALUBLESZZZZZ

[Blueliner]

Jeff Finger

[HankthaTank]

What does he get paid per fight? Then I can have an opinion.

[CaliWingsNut]

Snow / Nabokov

[Rick Zombos Ghost]

Jeff Finger

3.5mil a year to play on the Marlies. Burke is a genius.

[stevkrause]

3.5mil a year to play on the Marlies. Burke is a genius.

Souray is making 5.4m to play for Hershey...

[Rick Zombos Ghost]

What does he get paid per fight? Then I can have an opinion.

$228,571

[CaliWingsNut]

The combination of Finger & Lebda is hilarious and a close second.

[HankthaTank]

$228,571

We all picked the wrong profession.

[stevkrause]

We all picked the wrong profession.

I would hockey-fight Bob Probert in his prime for 228k... ie - get my ass kicked

Edited by stevkrause, 18 March 2011 - 12:42 PM.

[dragonballgtz]

Any contract that is over 1 million with the player in the minors.

[RusDRW]

Originally I thought this question was about DRW. If we're concerned it is Rafalski. 6M is too much for one dimensional player. He is very good at offense and very bad sat defense. Better version of M.A. Bergeron.

[achildr1]

DiPietro has to have the worst contract in the NHL.

Honorary mention:

Wade Redden
Vincent Lecavalier
Johan Franzen
Brian Campbell
Sheldon Souray
Scott Gomez

[Rick Zombos Ghost]

Originally I thought this question was about DRW. If we're concerned it is Rafalski. 6M is too much for one dimensional player. He is very good at offense and very bad sat defense. Better version of M.A. Bergeron.

Ive always thought part of his defensive problems lie with the fact he played opposite lidstom for so long so team will always dump it to his side, cause he isnt the perfect human, and he just get continually creamed into the boards.

[greenrebellion]

Why does everyone think Rafalski is so bad on D? I mean I watch most Wings games, and I know he's no Nick Lidstrom, but he seems to hold his own quite well defensively.

[haroldsnepsts]

Lebda. That is all.

Certainly gets my vote, for sheer entertainment value as a Wings fan. It was a baffling contract at the time. Lebda was a known quantity. For those who think Burke is a genius, this is definitely one to bring up.

Ive always thought part of his defensive problems lie with the fact he played opposite lidstom for so long so team will always dump it to his side, cause he isnt the perfect human, and he just get continually creamed into the boards.

Agreed.

Raf isn't one dimensional. He is an exceptional offensive D-man, he's just not Lidstrom when it comes to the defensive side. And honestly for some of those crazy ass turnovers he makes, a fair amount of times when they work they're incredible passes that lead to great scoring chances. But when they don't, it's ugly. High risk, high reward.

His contract looks worse now, but at the time it was a solid deal. Schneider left, Holland had little time to fill that spot, and we signed Raf at market value at the time. Probably a little under.

[Nev]

Originally I thought this question was about DRW. If we're concerned it is Rafalski.

I think you mean Franzen. As the years go by, that contract is going to look worse and worse