Yeah Ryan not hurting the team, you'd just hope for a little more offense.
His contract really only hurts the team in the off season as you start looking around for upgrades after Tkachuk's extension. That's when guys like Ryan, Neal, Stone (and I would have added Frolik before the season) become a bit of a problem if you're not getting adequate value. Throw in dead Brouwer money too.
Every team deals with this. It does seem that some teams have big name players earning more than you'd like whereas Treliving historically has his problem contracts at the bottom of the roster.
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