BRENT SEABROOK - Defenseman - 34 - $6.87MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2024-2025
LAST UPDATED 7/28/19
Once the second piece of Chicago's one-two punch of strong defensemen, Brent Seabrook has devolved into one of the NHL's least valuable contracts. He was once a two-way stalwart, capable of putting up 40 points, killing penalties, and munching tough minutes. Those are all things he can no longer do. Seabrook no longer has the footspeed, quickness, or awareness to be anything but a liability in his own end, and he is also a liability on the power play and penalty kill. He should not have the puck on his stick and is too offensively limited to have value in transition. He is to Chicago what Jay Bouwmeester was to St. Louis' cup-winning defense: an anchor that jeapordizes his team's ability to keep the puck out of their net and put it into opponents, and at a nearly $7MM yearly cap hit until 2024-2025, Seabrook will only get worse. Seabrook's deal isn't quite the pre-New-CBA 13-year monster that Keith's is, but his cap hit will hurt as long as he's on the roster. As of right now, Seabrook should not be in the NHL, let alone be paid what he's being paid, but if he has a good summer of conditioning and focuses intently on improving his play, he could potentially be a #6 in the right situation. I wouldn't count on it, though.
Once the second piece of Chicago's one-two punch of strong defensemen, Brent Seabrook has devolved into one of the NHL's least valuable contracts. He was once a two-way stalwart, capable of putting up 40 points, killing penalties, and munching tough minutes. Those are all things he can no longer do. Seabrook no longer has the footspeed, quickness, or awareness to be anything but a liability in his own end, and he is also a liability on the power play and penalty kill. He should not have the puck on his stick and is too offensively limited to have value in transition. He is to Chicago what Jay Bouwmeester was to St. Louis' cup-winning defense: an anchor that jeapordizes his team's ability to keep the puck out of their net and put it into opponents, and at a nearly $7MM yearly cap hit until 2024-2025, Seabrook will only get worse. Seabrook's deal isn't quite the pre-New-CBA 13-year monster that Keith's is, but his cap hit will hurt as long as he's on the roster. As of right now, Seabrook should not be in the NHL, let alone be paid what he's being paid, but if he has a good summer of conditioning and focuses intently on improving his play, he could potentially be a #6 in the right situation. I wouldn't count on it, though.
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