In the summer of 2018, the Boston Bruins lured free agent defenseman John Moore away from the New Jersey Devils to the tune of $ 13.75 million over five years. At just 27 years old Moore averaged 19, 22, and 18 points in his three prior campaigns with middling to below-average Devil teams. So the consensus surrounding the signing was largely considered to be positive.
Fast forward to the present day and Moore is a mainstay of sports talk radio dismay and garners plenty of negative press. But how can a player who has suited up in just 90 games since 2018-19 be the butt of everyone’s joke?