Any time you are dealing with a salary-cap league, there is going to be an intense focus on the money teams spend and how they spend it. Every dollar you spend on one player is a dollar you cannot spend on other players.
Get an All-Star or a franchise player for a reduced rate or on a good contract, and it gives you a massive advantage in constructing your roster.
Spend it in the wrong places or on the wrong player, and it can hold you back for years.
Here, we take a look at the latter situations and pick out the worst contracts on each of the 32 NHL teams.