Toronto Maple Leafs 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
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The main theme of the Toronto Maple Leafs worst contracts list is “the Quest for Truckulence”, a word often used by Brian Burke to describe the type of players he prefers to have on his roster. Brian may have been heralded as the potential savior of a desperate fan base at the time he was poached from Anaheim, a sentiment that had long since vanished by the time he was fired 5 years later. As you can see on their rankings report card below, they rank #2 league-wide in hits per 60 minutes, #31 in points per dollar, and #5 in total buyout money. By comparison, their best contract list ranked in the basement of hits per 60, because all the hitters were here.
Toronto Maple Leafs 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Toronto Maple Leafs 20 Worst Contracts in the…
Toronto Maple Leafs 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
The main theme of the Toronto Maple Leafs worst contracts list is “the Quest for Truckulence”, a word often used by Brian Burke to describe the type of players he prefers to have on his roster. Brian may have been heralded as the potential savior of a desperate fan base at the time he was poached from Anaheim, a sentiment that had long since vanished by the time he was fired 5 years later. As you can see on their rankings report card below, they rank #2 league-wide in hits per 60 minutes, #31 in points per dollar, and #5 in total buyout money. By comparison, their best contract list ranked in the basement of hits per 60, because all the hitters were here.