Every year in July, there are NHL teams that hand out huge contracts they later regret. This year, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed lifelong San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau to a three-year, $20 million deal (including a full no-movement clause), which drew mixed reactions. Is it one of those contracts the Leafs will regret signing? If not, why did the Sharks let him go? And what's in it for Marleau?
Let's start with the most obvious one: Marleau himself.
Patrick Marleau
Set to turn 38 before the season starts, the forward was looking for that last big contract.