Inside the NHL’s Biggest Contract Surprises of 2025: Who’s Winning and Losing Big Bucks?
As for Detroit’s problem contracts, many of them are thankfully ending soon. Ben Chiarot and Justin Holl only have one year left, while Andrew Copp only has two. The rest are manageable, and it’s what has Detroit’s future looking brighter.
14. Montreal Canadiens
Last season: 16th
The Canadiens are one of just two teams (Los Angeles is the other) with at least three A-grade contracts and three D-grade contracts.
On the poor contract front, the good news is those deals are almost up and none were signed by current GM Kent Hughes. The Canadiens took a calculated swing on Patrik Laine and while he’s not worth $8.7 million, his power-play work was helpful last season. As for Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson, it’s tough to justify spending $12 million on two bottom-six players, but with only two years of term remaining the damage isn’t too bad.
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