The Offseason Contract Roulette: Which Deals Will Haunt Teams?

Every summer, NHL GMs hand out long-term deals that look brilliant on day one and potentially catastrophic by year three, and this offseason was no exception. The league's front offices have committed serious money to players across the spectrum, but not all contracts are created equal when you're projecting five, six, or seven years into the future. We've ranked the safest bets against the ones that could blow up in a GM's face, and the gap between the two categories is wider than you'd think.