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

By Alex 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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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 18: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the first period of a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on January 18, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 18: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the first period of a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on January 18, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Zach Parise – 4 Years, $7.5 Million (Cap Hit Per Year)

Parise’s insane 13-year, $98 million signing has only gotten worse with age. He’s entering his tenth year of the contract this season after a less then stellar 2020-21 campaign. Parise was fourteenth on the team in points scored this season, nabbing a paltry 18 points in 45 games.

Parise’s contract (Along with Ryan Suter’s) will loom in the back of the Wild’s mind as they try to gain momentum after a surprisingly good season. If Minnesota wants to cut the massive contract loose, it’ll cost them – four years at $7.5 million a year is a hard sell. But if the organization wants to make it past the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 2003, a hyper aggressive will be necessary. Detroit has the cap space to make it happen. Again, the return here needs to be pretty fantastic for such a rough cap hit. If Yzerman manages to absorb a contract like this, it’ll be for a high draft pick and a top-end prospect. It’s not likely, but it’s possible.

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