2010's Best value...

[Chadd 916]

Comrie at 500k is a bargain.

If they use him on an offensive line, and he's productive, it is a bargain. If they put him on the fourth line, not so much.

[tml67 0]

If they use him on an offensive line, and he's productive, it is a bargain. If they put him on the fourth line, not so much.

Yeah, if he gets to play along side the Kid or Malkin, he should rack up 20+ goals.

[mug25 2]

IF, and it's a big "IF" due to Ranger's management, Derek Stepan makes the team this year, he is going to be one of, if not the best value player in the league this year. His preseason alone impressed the hell out of everyone.

[ibeck 38]

Hemsky making a little over 4 mil

Poor guy is made of glass and gets hurt every year. When's he's on his game he's unreal.

Brian Elliot, 900k

[adam14 182]

Elliot is playing like that's all hes worth, not a steal in my opinion.

[goaliemanshark 6]

Couture? Or do rookie contracts not count?

Oh and Niemi? Hell no

[camhockey16 5]

so far i would have to say comrie has been a bust - he played what, 2 games?

could still end up being a good deal - but not so far

[flaming_june 2]

You can actually make a case with Niemi. However he wouldn't be the player playing above his salary value.

Current, excluding those rookies (including Bobrovsky, Couture), there are a few choices:

Dustin Byfuglien

Ryan Kesler

Steven Stamkos

[sharks25 9]

Im a sharks fan and I still wouldn't nominate Niemi. He had a great streak in the playoffs but has started to cool down. I think that he is a decent goalie, I just dont believe that he can be considered a goalie that plays above expectations. For the sharks I would say couture or clowe have been the biggest surprises. Stamkos would definitely be the best deal in the league IMO.

[goaliemanshark 6]

You can actually make a case with Niemi. However he wouldn't be the player playing above his salary value.

No you can't make a case for Niemi. He has under a .500 winning percentage and is being outplayed by someone making the same amount as him. So you can make a case for Nittmaki, but not for Niemi.

There are far better goalies getting paid way less...

[adam14 182]

You can actually make a case with Niemi. However he wouldn't be the player playing above his salary value.

Current, excluding those rookies (including Bobrovsky, Couture), there are a few choices:

Dustin Byfuglien

Ryan Kesler

Steven Stamkos

Stamkos is still on his rookie contract.

[bandits_5 18]

Maybe Crosby at 8.7 million is the biggest bargain in the league , right?

[tro 4]

Nice article showing the return some guys give to their team

http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/article/928265--the-best-and-worst-bargains-in-the-nhl

[bdh13 1]

Pretty good article. Usually $ / production discussions are biased by excellent players on rookie contracts but they did a good job going beyond those obvious "deals".

[goaliemanshark 6]

Figured this should be revisited now. According to capgeek....

[Jason Harris 31]

I'm surprised they didn't put Marchand on their list. He had 41 points with a salary around $590K.

[goaliemanshark 6]

From the first post...

Obviously, we should exclude rookies/entry level contract from the conversation as they have a Cap and all the good ones are making 875K (PK, Seguin, Hall etc...) but, who do you think will be the best "value" when you compare their contract to the potential stats they could put up? It might be interesting to look back at this next Mar/Apr and see if we can pick 'em as well (or better) than NHL GM's.

If you include entry level contracts Marchand is on the bottom of the list, but he is on there...

[Jason Harris 31]

What's interesting is the list has only forwards, which makes sense since it seems to be based on points per dollars earned, but one would assume that a couple of d-men probably had similarly positive impacts on their teams, but just not with scoring.

[goaliemanshark 6]

How would you quantify value for a defense man?

[Chadd 916]

How would you quantify value for a defense man?

There are three kinds of lies. Lies, damn lies and statistics. - Benjamin Disraeli

Stats don't tell the whole story and the whole story can't always be told with stats.

[goaliemanshark 6]

So who do you think was the best value of the season than? Without using "lies" of course...

[Chadd 916]

I think it's bogus argument to be completely honest. Some guys outperformed their contracts and others couldn't deliver what was expected of them. Goals prevented are just as important as goals scored but almost impossible to measure in any meaningful sense.

But for the sake of argument, I'll take Grabner. He gave Isles fans a reason to have hope for the future. He is the kind of guy that puts people in the building with his speed and skill. So not only did they get production from him, people paid to see him, bought jerseys and t-shirts with his name on them.