| Rank |
Player |
Team |
NHL Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Jaromir Jagr |
Pittsburgh |
$10,359,852 |
$15,577,088 |
$5,371,852 |
108% |
| 2 |
Paul Kariya |
Anaheim |
$10,000,000 |
$15,036,014 |
$1,500,000 |
18% |
| 3 |
Peter Forsberg |
Colorado |
$9,000,000 |
$13,532,413 |
$3,000,000 |
50% |
| 4 |
Eric Lindros |
Philadelphia |
$8,500,000 |
$12,780,612 |
|
|
| 4 |
Theoren Fleury |
New York Rangers |
$8,500,000 |
$12,780,612 |
$6,100,000 |
254% |
| 6 |
Pavel Bure |
Florida |
$8,000,000 |
$12,028,812 |
|
|
| 7 |
Patrick Roy |
Colorado |
$7,500,000 |
$11,277,011 |
$2,387,000 |
47% |
| 8 |
Dominik Hasek |
Buffalo |
$7,000,000 |
$10,525,210 |
-$1,000,000 |
-13% |
| 8 |
Mats Sundin |
Toronto |
$7,000,000 |
$10,525,210 |
$653,000 |
10% |
| 10 |
Brian Leetch |
New York Rangers |
$6,680,000 |
$10,044,058 |
$3,307,000 |
98% |
| 11 |
Curtis Joseph |
Toronto |
$6,150,000 |
$9,247,149 |
$650,000 |
12% |
| 12 |
Mark Messier |
Vancouver |
$6,000,000 |
$9,021,609 |
|
|
| 12 |
Doug Gilmour |
Chicago / Buffalo |
$6,000,000 |
$9,021,609 |
|
|
| 12 |
Mike Modano |
Dallas |
$6,000,000 |
$9,021,609 |
$1,000,000 |
20% |
| 12 |
Steve Yzerman |
Detroit |
$6,000,000 |
$9,021,609 |
$1,200,000 |
25% |
| 12 |
Raymond Bourque |
Boston / Colorado |
$6,000,000 |
$9,021,609 |
$2,000,000 |
50% |
| 12 |
Nicklas Lidstrom |
Detroit |
$6,000,000 |
$9,021,609 |
$3,950,000 |
193% |
| 12 |
Valeri Kamensky |
New York Rangers |
$6,000,000 |
$9,021,609 |
$4,100,000 |
216% |
| 19 |
Brett Hull |
Dallas |
$5,500,000 |
$8,269,808 |
$1,000,000 |
22% |
| 20 |
Teemu Selanne |
Anaheim |
$5,450,000 |
$8,194,628 |
$700,000 |
15% |
| 21 |
Rob Blake |
Los Anegles |
$5,267,500 |
$7,920,221 |
-$500 |
0% |
| 22 |
Mike Richter |
New York Rangers |
$5,000,000 |
$7,518,007 |
-$100,000 |
-2% |
| 22 |
Ron Francis |
Carolina |
$5,000,000 |
$7,518,007 |
|
|
| 22 |
Pierre Turgeon |
St.Louis |
$5,000,000 |
$7,518,007 |
$350,000 |
8% |
| 22 |
Mark Recchi |
Philadelphia |
$5,000,000 |
$7,518,007 |
$500,000 |
11% |
| 22 |
Zigmund Palffy |
Los Angeles |
$5,000,000 |
$7,518,007 |
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