Ranking the 10 Worst Contracts in the NHL for the 2016-17 Season

July 11th, 2016 by Lyle Richardson Leave a reply »
The NHL salary cap for 2016-17 increased only slightly, from $71.4 million to $73 million, per NHL.com. For teams carrying players with bad contracts, such as the Los Angeles Kings with left wing Dustin Brown, it makes it difficult to retain key players or to boost their roster.

Many of the players on this list were signed to their current contracts based on their previous performances. Unfortunately, they failed to play up to expectations. As a result, they've turned into salary-cap burdens for their current clubs. 

The following slideshow ranks the 10 worst NHL contracts for 2016-17. All carry an annual average salary of $5 million or more. Performance, salary and burden upon their respective teams' salary-cap payroll factored into the compilation.  

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