2015-16 FNHL Overpaid Players (Year End)

[PigsRule]

In previous years, there were a number of bloated player contracts floating around the league.
2011-12 List of overpaid FNHL players
2012-13 List
2013-14 List
2014-15 List

Who belongs on the 2015-16 List?

• LW - Cory Conacher, $1.5m (2014-2017) - playing in Swiss league
• LW - Curtis Glencross, $2.2m (2013-2016) - retired in Oct 2015
• D - Dennis Wideman, $6.3m (2015-2019) - getting Elite $$ for very poor production
• D - Andrej Sekera, $4.9m (2014-2017) - an FA that didn't live up to last yr's hype
• D - Jack Johnson, $5.1m (2013-2016) - plays like a bottom pairing D
• D - Andy Greene, $4.2m (2015-2018) - plays but not really, well below point-per-game
• D - Brenden Dillon, $5.5m (2014-2018) - there are way cheaper options for his output level
• D - David Savard, $5.7m (2015-2019) - paid Top 5 $$ but didn't continue upward scoring trend
• D - Eric Gelinas, $4.0m (2015-2018) - not producing much
• G - Ray Emery, $1.5m (2015-2018) - playing in Germany
• D - Jordie Benn, $3.4m (2014-2017) - wouldn't get much interest as an FA
• LW - Matt Martin, $6.1m (2015-2019) - only because he owned a cheaper cap hit before an attempted contract adjustment via FA
• LW - Thomas Vanek, $6.2m (2013-2017) - hasn't been an Elite forward in a long time
• G - Ilya Bryzgalov, $2.2m (2015-2018) - left over from last season, dumped then resigned
• D - Paul Martin, $3.3m (2014-2017) - not doing much to earn pay
• D - Zach Bogosian, $4.2m (2014-2017) - gets All-Star $$ for stay-at-home D production
• LW - Clarke MacArthur, $3.0m (2014-2017) - played all of 4 games this yr
• LW/RW - Sergei Plotnikov, $4.9m (2015-2018) - earning Elite $$ for 4th line production
• D - Dougie Hamilton, $8.4m (2015-2020) - product of a FA bidding war
• D - Fedor Tyutin, $2.4m (2014-2017) - plays like he's retired
• D - Eric Brewer, $1.6m (2014-2017) - sat at home all season
• LW - Evander Kane, $9.0m (2012-2017) - this 2012 Free Agent bidding war contract is winding down
• LW - Sergey Tolchinsky, $2.1m (2015-2018) - never played in the NHL this yr
• D - James Wisniewski, $3.6m (2015-2018) - just got a Amnesty Buyout!
• D - TJ Brodie, $4.9m (2015-2018) - another case of All-Star $$ for reserve D output
• RW - Ryan Callahan, $7.7m (2015-2019) - overpriced
• D - Cody Franson, $5.5m (2015-2019) - a Free agent that didn't deliver
• RW - Ryan Callahan, $7.7m (2015-2019) - overpriced
• RW - Martin St. Louis, $6.9m (2014-2018) - retired and yet still collected FNHL paycheck
• D - Mark Stuart, $3.7m (2014-2017) - missed time + low production
• D - Niklas Kronwall, $5.7m (2014-2018) - missed time + low production = overpriced
• D - Dan Hamhuis, $4.5m (2013-2016) - low output for hefty cap hit
• RW - Alexander Radulov, $2.1m (2015-2018) - still playing in KHL

[snugerud]

Ryan Callahan was so bad he made the list twice. 

[jackdaniels]

Flames were holding out hope that Brewer would get a sniff somewhere this season. All he got to sniff was the crack in his couch and the stale stench of the air at home.

[izaman3]

Matt Martin at 12 doesn't make sense to me. He's a point producer and he got his price in an open free market. Sure it was a bump from his last contract but he has gotten me more fantasy points than Datysuk and is still cheaper than the Magic Man.

[Jonathan]

Surprised McNabb didn't make this list,  given his contract.  Although it was based on his production from last year and not a fa signing.  No caps made the list and you could of put all my oilers dmen in and would of been OK  30m for a bunch of scrubs.

[PsychoticPondGoons]

Most bad contracts are a cautionary tale of Free Agency bidding. 
18. LW/RW - Sergei Plotnikov, $4.9m (2015-2018) - earning Elite $$ for 4th line production
19. D - Dougie Hamilton, $8.4m (2015-2020) - product of a FA bidding war

Then the other bloated contracts are bad decisions when it came time to contract extensions.
3. D - Dennis Wideman, $6.3m (2015-2019) - getting Elite $$ for very poor production
28. RW - Ryan Callahan, $7.7m (2015-2019) - overpriced

[Jonathan]

D - TJ Brodie, $4.9m (2015-2018) - another case of All-Star $$ for reserve D output


In this scoring system, he gets the short end of the stick. 37 assists is not a reserve D output, but the fact the guy is scared to hit kills all his value.

[PsychoticPondGoons]

D - TJ Brodie, $4.9m (2015-2018) - another case of All-Star $$ for reserve D output


In this scoring system, he gets the short end of the stick. 37 assists is not a reserve D output, but the fact the guy is scared to hit kills all his value.

I think Brodie shouldn't be on the list.
His output is lower because he was hurt to start the yr.

[PsychoticPondGoons]

29. RW - Martin St. Louis, $6.9m (2014-2018) - retired and yet still collected FNHL paycheck
Just got a 1yr retirement BO that cost the Nucks $8.2 million

31. D - Niklas Kronwall, $5.7m (2014-2018) - missed time + low production = overpriced
Getting Amnesty BO after the FNHL Finals wrap up!

32. D - Dan Hamhuis, $4.5m (2013-2016) - low output for hefty cap hit
Hitting the road after getting BO moments ago!

[dickiedunn]

Ottawa management nominates Dennis Wideman's $6.3 Million contract for the #1 spot atop this list of overpaid players in 2015-16!

- DD