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Worst 8-year contracts in the NHL

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2022-07-17 08:47:23

At the age of 29, Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens signed for 8 years and 84 million.

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However, the netminder has only played 30 games over the past two years, and is currently eyeing retirement.

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The big, talented goalie will have tied the Habs' hands for a few seasons with his outsized deal. But did Marc Bergevin have a choice when he signed him?

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In 2019, Tyler Seguin agreed to a $78.8M deal with the Dallas Stars.

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His offensive production has been in sharp decline since then, not to mention he only played 3 games in 2020-21.

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It's hard to say what happened to Seguin. He scored 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 $76M with the Dallas Stars.

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Like Seguin, Benn has seen his offensive production plummet since then, especially in 2018. He's barely scored at all.

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From 79 points in 2017-18, Benn went on to seasons of 53, 39, 35 and 46 points after that...

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Defenseman Darnell Nurse will begin reaping the rewards of an 8-year, $74M 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 2nd defenseman is risky. Last year he was making $5.6M.

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The Oilers don't have a real #1 defenseman. Now the team's hands are tied and they 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 great seasons after that, but since 2018, he's been a shadow of his former self.

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So Marc Bergevin didn't hit it big with his very long term deals when he moved to the Habs.

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That said, Montreal fans loved their two stars. It's just that their contracts haven't aged well...

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Brent Burns delivered proud service to the San Jose Sharks, who rewarded him with a $64M contract in 2016.

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Burns has slowed down tremendously since 2019, but let's face it, his streak between 2015 and 2018 was pretty impressive.

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Will he be able to get back on track in Carolina, where he was just traded? Many believe so, but thankfully the Sharks have agreed to withhold a portion of his salary.