| Rank |
Player |
Team |
NHL Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Paul Kariya |
Anaheim |
$10,000,000 |
$14,547,038 |
|
|
| 1 |
Peter Forsberg |
Colorado |
$10,000,000 |
$14,547,038 |
$1,000,000 |
11% |
| 3 |
Jaromir Jagr |
Pittsburgh |
$9,533,333 |
$13,868,176 |
-$826,519 |
-8% |
| 4 |
Pavel Bure |
Florida |
$9,000,000 |
$13,092,334 |
$1,000,000 |
13% |
| 5 |
Keith Tkachuk |
Phoenix / St.Louis |
$8,300,000 |
$12,074,042 |
$4,000,000 |
93% |
| 6 |
Steve Yzerman |
Detroit |
$8,000,000 |
$11,637,631 |
$2,000,000 |
33% |
| 6 |
Teemu Selanne |
Anaheim / San Jose |
$8,000,000 |
$11,637,631 |
$2,550,000 |
47% |
| 8 |
Joe Sakic |
Colorado |
$7,900,000 |
$11,492,160 |
$5,900,000 |
295% |
| 9 |
Brian Leetch |
New York Rangers |
$7,680,000 |
$11,172,125 |
$1,000,000 |
15% |
| 10 |
Patrick Roy |
Colorado |
$7,500,000 |
$10,910,279 |
|
|
| 10 |
Dominik Hasek |
Buffalo |
$7,500,000 |
$10,910,279 |
$500,000 |
7% |
| 10 |
Mats Sundin |
Toronto |
$7,500,000 |
$10,910,279 |
$500,000 |
7% |
| 13 |
Nicklas Lidstrom |
Detroit |
$7,250,000 |
$10,546,603 |
$1,250,000 |
21% |
| 14 |
Mike Modano |
Dallas |
$7,000,000 |
$10,182,927 |
$1,000,000 |
17% |
| 14 |
Brett Hull |
Dallas |
$7,000,000 |
$10,182,927 |
$1,500,000 |
27% |
| 14 |
John Leclair |
Philadelphia |
$7,000,000 |
$10,182,927 |
$3,030,877 |
76% |
| 17 |
Brendan Shanahan |
Detroit |
$6,500,000 |
$9,455,575 |
$2,500,000 |
63% |
| 18 |
Curtis Joseph |
Toronto |
$6,150,000 |
$8,946,429 |
|
|
| 19 |
Theoren Fleury |
New York Rangers |
$6,000,000 |
$8,728,223 |
-$2,500,000 |
-29% |
| 19 |
Doug Gilmour |
Buffalo |
$6,000,000 |
$8,728,223 |
|
|
| 21 |
Mike Richter |
New York Rangers |
$5,600,000 |
$8,146,341 |
$600,000 |
12% |
| 22 |
Raymond Bourque |
Colorado |
$5,500,000 |
$8,000,871 |
-$500,000 |
-8% |
| 22 |
Chris Chelios |
Detroit |
$5,500,000 |
$8,000,871 |
$1,764,151 |
47% |
| 22 |
Ed Belfour |
Dallas |
$5,500,000 |
$8,000,871 |
$2,000,000 |
57% |
| 25 |
Rob Blake |
Los Anegles / Colorado |
$5,267,500 |
$7,662,652 |
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