Stoner was definitely the worst defender in Anaheim last year. The question is how bad was he.
The Clayton Stoner contract was, at best, a head scratcher. He was a career bottom pairing defenseman who had trouble getting consistent work in Minnesota. He had a standout stretch of games in the playoffs and apparently parlayed that into a sizeable contract with Anaheim: 3.25 million AAV for 4 years. It wasn't exactly a buyer's market in 2014, but that still seems like a hefty contract for a bottom pair defender, considering the team really needed another top 4 presence to bump Ben Lovejoy to a more manageable bottom pairing role.