Inside the NHL’s Biggest Contract Surprises of 2025: Who’s Winning and Losing Big Bucks?

On the great contract front, Montreal’s core is taking shape nicely. Nick Suzuki’s contract is now one of the best in the league as he’s blossomed into the No. 1 center many fans expected him to become. Juraj Slafkovský and Cole Caufield should have deals that age well and Sam Montembeault’s deal looks sneaky great given how strong he’s looked in each of the last three seasons.

That’s enough to be league-average, but the real fun will begin when new deals are needed for the team’s trio of ELCs. In a rising cap world I don’t know if it’s possible to overpay Lane Hutson on a long-term deal and I would guess a new deal instantly becomes one of the league’s best. Once he, Ivan Demidov and Zack Bolduc become part of the cap efficiency picture, expect Montreal to land in the top 10.

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