[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by nik-

He clearly is. Just because there may be worse, doesn't mean Lucic and his contract aren't right up near the top.

I don't know if he's even in the top 40, honestly. I went through every team in the league and I think you can make pretty concrete arguments about all of these being worse.

Spoiler!

Milan Lucic (CGY, age 32) — $5.25 million until 2023

vs.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI, age 29) — $8.25 million until 2027
Jeff Skinner (BUF, age 28) — $9 million until 2027
Kyle Okposo (BUF, age 32) — $6 million until 2023
Rasmus Ristolainen (BUF, age 26) — $5.4 million until 2022
Chris Tanev (CGY, age 31) — $4.5 million until 2024
Brady Skjei (CAR, age 26) — $5.25 million until 2024
Duncan Keith (CHI, age 37) — $5.54 million until 2023
Brent Seabrook (CHI, age 35) — $6.875 million until 2024
Jamie Benn (DAL, age 31) — $9.5 million until 2025
Frans Nielsen (DET, age 36) — $5.25 million until 2022
Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA, age 32) — $10 million until 2026
Keith Yandle (FLA, age 34) — $6.35 million until 2023
Drew Doughty (LA, age 31) — $11 million until 2027
Jonathan Quick (LA, age 34) — $5.8 million until 2023
Mats Zuccarello (MIN, age 33) — $6 million until 2024
Zach Parise (MIN, age 36) — $7.54 million until 2025
Josh Anderson (MTL, age 26) — $5.5 million until 2027
Shea Weber (MTL, age 35) — $7.86 million until 2026
Joel Edmundson (MTL, age 27) — $3.5 million until 2024
Carey Price (MTL, age 33) — $10.5 million until 2026
Ryan Johansen (NSH, age 28) — $8 million until 2025
P.K. Subban (NJ, age 31) — $9 million until 2022
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI, age 28) — $5 million until 2026
Josh Bailey (NYI, age 31) — $5 million until 2024
Anders Lee (NYI, age 30) — $7 million until 2026
Andrew Ladd (NYI, age 35) — $5.5 million until 2023
Jacob Trouba (NYR, age 26) — $8 million until 2026
Nikita Zaitsev (OTT, age 29) — $4.5 million until 2024
Colin White (OTT, age 23) — $4.75 million until 2025
Jakub Voracek (PHI, age 31) — $8.25 million until 2024
Mike Matheson (PIT, age 26) — $4.88 million until 2026
Erik Karlsson (SJ, age 30) — $11.5 million until 2027
Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJ, age 34) — $7 million until 2026
Brent Burns (SJ, age 35) — $8 million until 2025
Martin Jones (SJ, age 31) — $5.75 million until 2024
Justin Faulk (STL, age 29) — $6.5 million until 2027
Ryan McDonagh (TB, age 31) — $6.75 million until 2026
Tyler Myers (VAN, age 30) — $6 million until 2024
Jay Beagle (VAN, age 35) — $3 million until 2022
TJ Oshie (WSH, age 34) — $5.75 million until 2025