Three former first rounders are getting paid to sit at home...

Fans might have forgotten about some NHLers who are still on the payroll despite not suiting up.

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Published 6 years ago
Three former first rounders are getting paid to sit at home...
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Big names in the National Hockey League are remembered for their talent, championship wins and prolific career, but the website Sports Break offered another aspect in which popular can be remembered by fans. They revealed contracted players who are still getting paid not to suit up for a NHL team last season and for the coming one. 

Amongst the top 10 dressed by Sports Break, three former first rounders are there, still getting big bucks to sit at home. The saga continued for one of them this training camp as Toronto Maple Leafs' Joffrey Lupul did not pass the medicals and called out the team for cheating. Although he took back his words, fans were surprised to see him act this way, seeing that  he hasn’t played a NHL game since February 6, 2016 but has been raking in $5.25 million not to play.

Another former first rounder is Nathan Horton, who is also getting paid by the Leafs though he is not suiting up. The Columbus Blue Jackets unloaded his seven-year, $37.1 million contract he signed in July 2013 on the Maple Leafs, after he suffered a degenerative and most likely career-ending back injury.

Chris Pronger did not have a good end to his illustrious career. Still under contract with the Arizona Coyotes for the past season at a cap hit of $4,935,714, Pronger hasn’t laced ’em up in a game since Nov. 19, 2011 with the Philadelphia Flyers. We are expecting that he will consider announcing his retirement from the game. 

The rest of the list includes Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings, who agreed on a huge 11-year contract extension that was worth $43.5 million back in 2009. But he still suffers from post-concussion symptoms. We can also find the Coyotes' David Bolland, who is under contract until 2018-19 but has severe back and ankle injuries. You can also read about the ongoing saga of David Clarkson and the sad career endings of Marc Savard and Pascal Dupuis...