Many people were stunned when Elias Lindholm's contract finally was revealed. The Bruins handed him a 7-year $7.75 million contract, and many reporters stated this was the worst value signing of free agency.
The Boston Bruins finally got their number one center, but Lindholm didn't prove to be worth over $7 million last year as he had a hard time producing especially following the trade that sent him to the Vancouver Canucks from the Calgary Flames.
After the trade Lindholm would only put up 6 goals and 6 assists in 26 games with the Canucks, and when he was with the Flames he had 9 goals, 23 assists in 49 games.