Inside the NHL’s Biggest Contract Surprises of 2025: Who’s Winning and Losing Big Bucks?
Part of the issue is simply the result of aging, where players like Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad all took a step back in 2024-25. Trocheck’s deal still looks worthwhile — it’s just not the big win it seemed to be this time last year. Adding J.T. Miller, 32, to the core only adds to the risk.
Superstar goalie Igor Shesterkin, who turns 30 in December, isn’t exactly young either and that’s the risk with his new eight-year deal. I expect he’ll bounce back after a tepid season by his standards, which would increase his value. For now, he’s on the wrong side of the ledger.
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