In 2018-19, he was the Sharks’ worst defender at 5-on-5 at driving play and that’s continued to be the case. But that changed the moment he started making big money. Like Doughty, Marc-Edouard Vlasic had a long history of being a top pairing defender. This was another controversial call last season but it also looks more prescient one season later. He’s only getting worse going into his 30s, so that negative surplus value compounds further as the years go on. So say what you will about the model being wrong or about Doughty still being good – the issue is that it takes a lot of suspension of disbelief to say he’s anywhere close to being a top five defender. There are only five defenders projected to perform above that mark next year and Doughty isn’t one of them. At $11 million AAV, the expectation is 2.6 wins on average over the next seven seasons and 2.75 wins this upcoming season. 1, it’s that he’s paid to be one of the league’s very best defencemen. But what makes his contract the league’s worst is not that he’s not projected to be a top pairing defender, or even a true No. It’s now two straight seasons Doughty hasn’t played like a legitimate top pairing option and it’s fair to wonder if that version is ever coming back. That’s a sizeable gap and it was a similar story the year prior when Doughty was a 44.3 percent, last among Kings regulars. With a 47.7 percent expected goals rate, Doughty was only better than Kurtis MacDermid among regular defenders … and the rest were above 50 percent. Some might argue it’s because the team around him stinks, and that’s fair, but part of the reason it stinks is because the best players aren’t looking the part when they’re on the ice. There was hope for a bounce-back the following season and while he was better, it wasn’t by enough he was worth 0.5 wins per 82 games, still only second pairing quality.ĭoughty simply doesn’t push play anymore. In 2018-19, he was worth 0.1 wins, and it’s what caused his standing to plummet. He was only a year removed from a 60-point season and had finished second in Norris Trophy voting. When I did this exercise last year, having Drew Doughty on the list, let alone at No. So here it is, a look at the 10 worst contracts in the league, along with some honourable mentions. Contract clauses and bonus structure are important, but not considered with this assessment. What players have already done holds no merit, this is about the future value of the deal. The list of best and worst contracts is based on those two factors (with twice as much weight being placed on surplus value) looking outwards. Surplus value compares what they make with what my model believes they should be making, while positive value probability measures the certainty that a player will perform above his cap hit. “I’m very excited that he’s a member of this club and look forward to moving forward with Marc-Edouard.The way that’s measured comes from comparing a player’s GSVA and the expected salary that comes with it to the current contract a player possesses. There’s usually better solutions,” Will said on Jul. “It’s useful in a few situations, not in everything. Joe Will, when he was interim GM of the Sharks before Grier’s ascension, had suggested that a buyout was unlikely. Give Grier a Chance: First Thoughts on New Sharks GM New San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier had no comment about a potential Vlasic buyout at his introductory press conference on Tuesday.
The off-season buyout period opened on Jul. He told me earlier today that it doesn't look like there will be one, and he's excited for a fresh start with a new GM (who he played with for three years) and a new coaching staff. There's been plenty of speculation about a potential buyout with Marc-Edouard Vlasic's contract. He told me earlier today that it doesn’t look like there will be one, and he’s excited for a fresh start with a new GM (who he played with for three years) and a new coaching staff,” Masisak tweeted. “There’s been plenty of speculation about a potential buyout with Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s contract. Montreal native Vlasic, who’s sat with the Sharks’ table throughout the 2022 Draft, shared his thoughts on the topic to Corey Masisak of The Athletic today. MONTREAL – Marc-Edouard Vlasic has been an off-season buyout candidate, but the San Jose Sharks defenseman believes that he’s coming back to San Jose.
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