BOBBY RYAN - Right Winger - 32 - $7.25MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2022-2023
LAST UPDATED 6/18/19
While he used to be a 70 point scorer and a potential #1 overall pick had Sidney Crosby not existed, Bobby Ryan has now become one of the biggest contract busts in NHL history. His skating has gotten worse and worse as he's progressed into his 30's and he simply is not the top-6 winger he once was. When he's on the ice it often feels like Ryan is playing a too slow and overthinking type of play style, and he tries to manage the game instead of just letting it come to him so he can participate in it naturally. He doesn't have the physical tools or linemates to drive play like he once was able to early in his career, and his playstyle has not adjusted to a more defensive/physical focus to compensate for his diminished physical skills. As he showed last year, with decent ice time he's still capable of providing 40+ points of production, but that's likely his cap and as a 32 year old he could "fall off a cliff" any given year. At a $7.25MM cap hit, he's a brutally overpaid, aging 3rd line winger.
While he used to be a 70 point scorer and a potential #1 overall pick had Sidney Crosby not existed, Bobby Ryan has now become one of the biggest contract busts in NHL history. His skating has gotten worse and worse as he's progressed into his 30's and he simply is not the top-6 winger he once was. When he's on the ice it often feels like Ryan is playing a too slow and overthinking type of play style, and he tries to manage the game instead of just letting it come to him so he can participate in it naturally. He doesn't have the physical tools or linemates to drive play like he once was able to early in his career, and his playstyle has not adjusted to a more defensive/physical focus to compensate for his diminished physical skills. As he showed last year, with decent ice time he's still capable of providing 40+ points of production, but that's likely his cap and as a 32 year old he could "fall off a cliff" any given year. At a $7.25MM cap hit, he's a brutally overpaid, aging 3rd line winger.
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