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Red Wings: Which Central Division Teams Have Bad Contracts to Deal?

ByAlex Faber|
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 15: Erik Johnson #6 of the Colorado Avalanche checks Taylor Hall #91 of the Arizona Coyotes during the first period in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 15, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 15: Erik Johnson #6 of the Colorado Avalanche checks Taylor Hall #91 of the Arizona Coyotes during the first period in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 15, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA – AUGUST 31: Ben Bishop #30 of the Dallas Stars tends net against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Five of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 31, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – AUGUST 31: Ben Bishop #30 of the Dallas Stars tends net against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Five of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 31, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Ben Bishop – 2 Years, $3.5 Million (Cap Hit Per Year)

It was a bit tough to find an especially bad contract on the Stars; most of their albatross contracts are tied up to players in their core (Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, Etc.). The worst out of a pool of decent contracts is one of their goaltenders.

Bishop is the easy answer for moving a contract, as he was injured the entire 2020-21 season. He’s great when he’s available, but attempting a playoff push with an injury-prone goaltender is a risky move. With no real pressing need to free up space, moving Bishop would only make sense if the Stars are dead-set on a run for the 2021-22 season.

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