On March 2nd, the Anaheim Ducks and Jakob Silfverberg finalized a five-year contract extension worth $5.25 million per season. Up until that point, the 28-year-old winger was sixth on the team in points with 24, but leading in goals with 16.
With the season two-thirds of the way gone, a two-way forward who had not before broken 23 goals in a season sitting at the top of the team scoring leaderboard was a damning indictment of just how ineffective Anaheim had been all season at generating offense. This fueled controversy among the Ducks fan base.