Although this isn’t as bad as the famous Bobby Bonilla contract, the Toronto Maple Leafs are wishing they didn’t have to pay Kessel anymore.
In 2014, the Leafs signed Kessel to an eight-year, $64 million contract extension hoping that he would be apart of the team for years to come.
However, one year later, he was gone.
Toronto Maple Leafs and Phil Kessel
On July 1, 2015, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a 2016 second round pick to Pittsburgh for Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, a 2016 first round pick and 2016 third round pick.