The 10 Worst Value Contracts in NHL for 2026-27 Season Revealed

One of the trickiest parts about managing a team in a salary-cap world is avoiding bad contracts. Even the smartest general managers have their blind spots and wind up signing deals that age very poorly. But while some bad deals are just nuisances for teams’ salary caps, others can cause major headaches and get in the way of building teams to the peak of their powers. After looking at some of the best-value contracts last week, let’s look at the worst of the worst this week. To do so, I’ll use the contract rating system from my salary-cap rankings series…