Each NHL team’s worst contract heading into the 2019-20 season

Vegas Golden Knights – Marc-Andre Fleury

Contract: $7 million cap hit over the next three years; modified NTC (10-team no-trade list)

Marc-Andre Fleury had a surprising year in 2017-18. It was his best season statistically. Fleury helped lead the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final in just their first year as a franchise However, he didn’t repeat his performance in 2018-19. Fleury played like the aging goaltender he is, posting a .913 save percentage.

He turns 35 years old in November. Granted, this deal isn’t a long-term one. But still, three years is a bit much to commit to a goalie who has a ton of miles on his legs. On the ice, Fleury isn’t worth $7 million (though you could argue he has immense value off of it as the face of the Golden Knights). He’s the fourth-highest paid goalie in the league. Fleury is not the fourth-best goalie in the league.

My primary concern with Fleury, much like Price, has to do with how he is being used. Fleury has been a workhorse his entire career. He started 61 games last season. That’s a bit high. The Golden Knights should look at what the Bruins did with Tuukka Rask. They signed Jaroslav Halak and he let them rest Rask. That kept him fresh for an extended run to the Stanley Cup Final.

If the Golden Knights trust Malcolm Subban a bit more and limit Fleury to about 50 games, that should do wonders for him and he might live up to this contract. Looking at how they have used him over the past two years, I don’t think that’s happening.