Bouboumaster
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Since there's a cap hit, what are the top 5 worst contracts given to a player IYO?
Almost as good as the Bonilla deal.Ilya Bryzgalov.
Started in 2011-2012. 9 years, $51M, $5.66M AAV.
Bought out after 2 seasons lol.
He is still being paid until 26-27 @ $1.64m/yr.
Ilya Bryzgalov.
Started in 2011-2012. 9 years, $51M, $5.66M AAV.
Bought out after 2 seasons lol.
He is still being paid until 26-27 @ $1.64m/yr.
Not even top 5 for players who ended up at NYRTrouba
Clarkson, Bolland, Richards (NYR) as well
No P L Dubois mentions?
Rick DiPetro 15 years @$4.5 in 2006
Bought out in 2013
Paid $1.5 mill until 2029 (16 years buyout)
The amnesty buy out certainly adds a different perspective to it, but any way you want to slice it, NYR gave him $60M/9y and got out from under it after 3 seasons. They probably only intended for him to play 6 or 7 of those seasons when they signed him, but still. Richards was a great player in his time but the hoopla surrounding him that offseason and the contract he ended up signing was the newest benchmark at the time for "here we go, headed for another lockout" rhetoric.ehhh, $6.66M, the dude was their best offensive player until that one year. The Amnesty certainly changed the legacy of his contract.
The Kings have a big decision to make here. If they buy him out this year before his 26th birthday, they only have to pay 1/3 of his remaining salary (and 100% of his bonus). They can save $31.67 million (although the cap hit will be spread over the next 14 years. However, if they wait until after this year, they would have to pay 2/3 of his salary, which would result in a savings of only $13M (with penalty spread over 12 years). Making it even trickier, according to Friedman, if the Stanley Cup playoffs go the maximum number of days, the buyout window might not open until the day of PLD's 26th birthday. It's a bit of a mess.No P L Dubois mentions?
Six years as a #7-8 quality defenseman making $7 million, and extended when the team was still good but running into cap trouble. Still two years to go.Vlasic is a painful one to watch tick away without buyout
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