| Rank |
Player |
Team |
NHL Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Jaromir Jagr |
New York Rangers |
$8,360,000 |
$10,387,798 |
$560,000 |
7% |
| 2 |
Brad Richards |
Tamba Bay |
$7,800,000 |
$9,691,964 |
$4,399,000 |
129% |
| 3 |
Nicklas Lidstrom |
Detroit |
$7,600,000 |
$9,443,452 |
|
|
| 3 |
Alexei Yashin |
New York Islanders |
$7,600,000 |
$9,443,452 |
|
|
| 3 |
Mats Sundin |
Toronto |
$7,600,000 |
$9,443,452 |
$760,000 |
11% |
| 6 |
Patrik Elias |
New Jersey |
$7,500,000 |
$9,319,196 |
$3,320,000 |
79% |
| 6 |
Zdeno Chara |
Boston |
$7,500,000 |
$9,319,196 |
$3,776,000 |
101% |
| 8 |
Vincent Lecavalier |
Tamba Bay |
$7,166,667 |
$8,905,010 |
$1,166,667 |
19% |
| 9 |
Bryan Mccabe |
Toronto |
$7,150,000 |
$8,884,301 |
$3,692,000 |
107% |
| 10 |
Jarome Iginla |
Calgary |
$7,000,000 |
$8,697,917 |
|
|
| 10 |
Ed Jovanovski |
Phoenix |
$7,000,000 |
$8,697,917 |
$3,010,000 |
75% |
| 12 |
Nikolai Khabibulin |
Chicago |
$6,750,000 |
$8,387,277 |
|
|
| 12 |
Scott Niedermayer |
Anaheim |
$6,750,000 |
$8,387,277 |
|
|
| 14 |
Joe Thornton |
San Jose |
$6,670,000 |
$8,287,872 |
$4,000 |
0% |
| 15 |
Wade Redden |
Ottawa |
$6,500,000 |
$8,076,637 |
$2,776,000 |
75% |
| 16 |
Chris Pronger |
Anaheim |
$6,250,000 |
$7,765,997 |
|
|
| 17 |
Sergei Fedorov |
Columbus |
$6,080,000 |
$7,554,762 |
|
|
| 18 |
Martin St.Louis |
Tamba Bay |
$6,000,000 |
$7,455,357 |
-$500,000 |
-8% |
| 18 |
Rob Blake |
Los Angeles |
$6,000,000 |
$7,455,357 |
-$364,111 |
-6% |
| 18 |
Markus Naslund |
Vancouver |
$6,000,000 |
$7,455,357 |
|
|
| 18 |
Marian Hossa |
Atlanta |
$6,000,000 |
$7,455,357 |
$1,000,000 |
20% |
| 18 |
Roberto Luongo |
Vancouver |
$6,000,000 |
$7,455,357 |
$2,800,000 |
88% |
| 18 |
Marty Turco |
Dallas |
$6,000,000 |
$7,455,357 |
$2,838,205 |
90% |
| 18 |
Martin Havlat |
Chicago |
$6,000,000 |
$7,455,357 |
$3,400,000 |
131% |
| 25 |
Joe Sakic |
Colorado |
$5,750,000 |
$7,144,717 |
-$914,797 |
-14% |
| 25 |
Peter Forsberg |
Philadelphia / Nashville |
$5,750,000 |
$7,144,717 |
|
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