Ottawa Senators: Bobby Ryan
Contract: Four years left, $7.25 million cap hit, $30 million total salary remaining ($8 million of that is a signing bonus), no-movement clause, 10-team no-trade clause.
How bad is Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan’s contract? It is keeping them from re-signing franchise defenseman Erik Karlsson. Signed in October of 2014, right before the start of his last season before free agency, the Senators have regretted signing Ryan ever since.
Signed in October of 2014, right before the start of his last season before free agency, the Senators have regretted signing Ryan ever since.
The first year of the deal (2015-16) was fine. Ryan posted 56 points, including 22 goals. In the next two seasons, he has combined to score 23 goals with 58 points. Ryan has also missed 20 games in each season, which should be a bit concerning for Ottawa moving forward.
In the first three years of the deal, he has had his first three seasons with a negative plus-minus rating. Ryan has, however, been decent in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Senators. In 2014-15, he had two goals in six games. Ryan, along with Erik Karlsson, nearly carried the Senators to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017, posting six goals and 15 points in 19 games.
However, any optimism about his future after the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs ended last season, when he posted just 33 points in 62 games. Ryan’s no-movement and no-trade clauses make it almost impossible for the Senators to get rid of him.