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Bad Contracts From The Detroit Sports Scene

Anthony Fenech, Vince Ellis, Helene St. James and Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press listed the bad sports contracts in Detroit,

Here's a snapshot of each team's less-than-desirable contracts:

F Justin Abdelkader

Age: 31.

Contract: Signed for seven years, $29.75 million ($4.25 million cap hit) in November 2015.

The word: Played on a line with Pavel Datsyuk at the time, and scored 23 goals in 2014-15. Abdelkader has not been as productive since Datsyuk left in 2016, with 25 goals and 44 assists in 192 games.