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Red Wings: Which Metropolitan Teams Have Bad Contracts to Deal?

By Alex Faber

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 30: Oskar Lindblom #23 and Shayne Gostisbehere #53 of the Philadelphia Flyers talk during a stop in play in the first period against the New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center on January 30, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 30: Oskar Lindblom #23 and Shayne Gostisbehere #53 of the Philadelphia Flyers talk during a stop in play in the first period against the New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center on January 30, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) /
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Carolina Hurricanes

Jake Gardiner – 2 Years, $4.05 Million (Cap Hit Per Year)

Gardiner is by no means a bad player, but a regressive 2019-20 season and an injury riddled 2020-21 are tough sells for an organization looking to hang a banner. The Hurricanes are in for an expensive offseason, as a bevy of important players (Jake Bean, Andrei Svechnikov, etc.) are set as free agents.

Gardiner is a solid option for the organization if they are looking to play around with more cap space heading into the 2021-22 season. $4.05 million is a lot for a second or third pairing defenseman on a team that already has a rock-solid blue line – especially with injuries coming into play (Especially considering it’s a back injury). Steve Yzerman would be more than happy to take some pressure off of Carolina, if it means increasing the Red Wing’s draft capital.

Cap Space and Contract Information Sourced from Spotrac.com and Capfriendly.com

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