Columbus Blue Jackets 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
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Nearly all of the success that the Columbus Blue Jackets enjoyed since the salary cap was introduced came under the stewardship of Jarmo Kekalainen, who was responsible for their only playoff series win over that span (a stunning upset of Tampa). While his reign has been substantially better than his predecessors (well at least until recently), Jarmo has made a few mistakes at the negotiating table, especially when handing out deals with longer term. Looking at their rankings report card below, their best list was 30th in term, while the worst is 8th. Ergo, a concerning proportion of their long-term contracts signed since 2005 can be found on this list.
Columbus Blue Jackets 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Columbus Blue Jackets 20 Worst Contracts in…
Columbus Blue Jackets 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Nearly all of the success that the Columbus Blue Jackets enjoyed since the salary cap was introduced came under the stewardship of Jarmo Kekalainen, who was responsible for their only playoff series win over that span (a stunning upset of Tampa). While his reign has been substantially better than his predecessors (well at least until recently), Jarmo has made a few mistakes at the negotiating table, especially when handing out deals with longer term. Looking at their rankings report card below, their best list was 30th in term, while the worst is 8th. Ergo, a concerning proportion of their long-term contracts signed since 2005 can be found on this list.