| Rank |
Player |
Team |
NHL Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Eric Lindros |
Philadelphia |
$3,500,000 |
$6,067,474 |
|
|
| 2 |
Steve Yzerman |
Detroit |
$3,214,520 |
$5,572,576 |
$1,714,520 |
114% |
| 3 |
Wayne Gretzky |
Los Angeles |
$3,000,000 |
$5,200,692 |
|
|
| 3 |
Mario Lemieux |
Pittsburgh |
$3,000,000 |
$5,200,692 |
$592,000 |
25% |
| 5 |
Patrick Roy |
Montreal |
$2,712,500 |
$4,702,292 |
$1,389,300 |
105% |
| 6 |
Mark Messier |
New York Rangers |
$2,533,000 |
$4,391,118 |
$148,000 |
6% |
| 7 |
Raymond Bourque |
Boston |
$2,500,000 |
$4,333,910 |
$1,303,000 |
109% |
| 8 |
Pierre Turgeon |
New York Islanders |
$2,350,000 |
$4,073,875 |
$1,550,000 |
194% |
| 9 |
Pat Lafontaine |
Buffalo |
$2,217,202 |
$3,843,662 |
$442,202 |
25% |
| 10 |
Brett Hull |
St.Louis |
$2,200,000 |
$3,813,841 |
$600,000 |
38% |
| 11 |
Alexander Mogilny |
Buffalo |
$2,000,000 |
$3,467,128 |
$1,815,000 |
981% |
| 11 |
Phil Housley |
St.Louis |
$2,000,000 |
$3,467,128 |
|
|
| 13 |
Alexandre Daigle |
Ottawa |
$1,975,000 |
$3,423,789 |
|
|
| 14 |
Brian Leetch |
New York Rangers |
$1,805,000 |
$3,129,083 |
|
|
| 15 |
Marty Mcsorley |
Los Angeles / Pittsburgh |
$1,800,000 |
$3,120,415 |
$1,150,000 |
177% |
| 15 |
Kelly Miller |
Washington |
$1,800,000 |
$3,120,415 |
$1,360,000 |
309% |
| 17 |
Joe Sakic |
Quebec |
$1,705,000 |
$2,955,727 |
$878,000 |
106% |
| 18 |
Luc Robitaille |
Los Angeles |
$1,600,000 |
$2,773,702 |
$200,000 |
14% |
| 18 |
Grant Fuhr |
Buffalo |
$1,600,000 |
$2,773,702 |
$276,800 |
21% |
| 18 |
Gary Roberts |
Calgary |
$1,600,000 |
$2,773,702 |
$1,145,150 |
252% |
| 18 |
Chris Pronger |
Hartford |
$1,600,000 |
$2,773,702 |
|
|
| 22 |
Mark Recchi |
Philadelphia |
$1,550,000 |
$2,687,024 |
$650,000 |
72% |
| 23 |
Mike Modano |
Dallas |
$1,450,000 |
$2,513,668 |
$850,000 |
142% |
| 23 |
Craig Janney |
St.Louis |
$1,450,000 |
$2,513,668 |
$1,050,000 |
263% |
| 25 |
Andy Moog |
Dallas |
$1,400,000 |
$2,426,990 |
$300,000 |
27% |
| 25 |
Dino Ciccarelli |
Detroit |
$1,400,000 |
$2,426,990 |
$550,000 |
65% |
