The Canucks acquired, at a very high cost, the then, great two-way defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The thing is, OEL has not played near the standards he had set for himself in his days with the Coyotes.
Only 4 left-handed defencemen have higher salaries than OEL at this point in the NHL. Zach Werenski, Roman Josi, Miro Heiskanen and Darnell Nurse. The next 4 making a little less money are Thomas Chabot, Morgan Rieilly, Victor Hedman, and Quinn Hughes.