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Originally Posted by TheScorpion

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

Lol. I mean it's great to list a bunch of contracts, but lets not pretend that Lucic can barely skate, can't be waived and can't be reasonably bought out.

He's up near the top of worst league contracts. Easily.