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Originally Posted by Rick M.
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Totally forgot this until I read:
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Toronto Maple Leafs winger David Clarkson’s contract is widely regarded as the worst in the entire National Hockey League, and it’s high in the running for the worst in NHL history. The seven-year, $36.75 million pact he signed last summer looked bad before the ink was dry. However, after Clarkson posted 11 points in 60 games during 2013-14, the deal has become an enormous millstone around the Maple Leafs’ neck. How does MacTavish factor into this? He reportedly offered Clarkson more money to join the Oilers, but the deal was rejected. Read that last sentence again, and then remember that MacTavish is the current Oilers GM.
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And a great take on the Nikitin signing:
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Facing elimination during a first-round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in April, the Columbus Blue Jackets decided they would rather have defenceman Nikita Nikitin watch from the press box than play the game. Two months later, Columbus traded him to Edmonton for a fifth-round pick, and MacTavish negotiated a two-year, $9 million deal. Not only is Nikitin grossly overpaid, but during his career he’s played 30 fewer NHL games than Jeff Petry. MacTavish gave up a fifth-round pick to overpay a mediocre defenceman nobody wanted. What could a 2014 fifth-round pick have gotten you? Vladimir Tkachev.
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