| Rank |
Player |
Team |
NHL Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Scott Gomez |
New York Rangers |
$10,000,000 |
$12,083,936 |
$5,000,000 |
100% |
| 1 |
Daniel Briere |
Philadelphia |
$10,000,000 |
$12,083,936 |
$5,000,000 |
100% |
| 1 |
Thomas Vanek |
Buffalo |
$10,000,000 |
$12,083,936 |
$9,057,600 |
961% |
| 4 |
Jaromir Jagr |
New York Rangers |
$8,360,000 |
$10,102,171 |
|
|
| 5 |
Kimmo Timonen |
Philadelphia |
$8,000,000 |
$9,667,149 |
$5,720,000 |
251% |
| 6 |
Brad Richards |
Tamba Bay / Dallas |
$7,800,000 |
$9,425,470 |
|
|
| 7 |
Nicklas Lidstrom |
Detroit |
$7,600,000 |
$9,183,792 |
|
|
| 8 |
Patrik Elias |
New Jersey |
$7,500,000 |
$9,062,952 |
|
|
| 8 |
Zdeno Chara |
Boston |
$7,500,000 |
$9,062,952 |
|
|
| 8 |
Ryan Smyth |
Colorado |
$7,500,000 |
$9,062,952 |
$4,000,000 |
114% |
| 11 |
Vincent Lecavalier |
Tamba Bay |
$7,166,667 |
$8,660,155 |
|
|
| 12 |
Bryan Mccabe |
Toronto |
$7,150,000 |
$8,640,014 |
|
|
| 13 |
Chris Drury |
New York Rangers |
$7,100,000 |
$8,579,595 |
$3,946,000 |
125% |
| 14 |
Jarome Iginla |
Calgary |
$7,000,000 |
$8,458,755 |
|
|
| 14 |
Ed Jovanovski |
Phoenix |
$7,000,000 |
$8,458,755 |
|
|
| 14 |
Marian Hossa |
Atlanta / Pittsburgh |
$7,000,000 |
$8,458,755 |
$1,000,000 |
17% |
| 17 |
Nikolai Khabibulin |
Chicago |
$6,750,000 |
$8,156,657 |
|
|
| 17 |
Joe Sakic |
Colorado |
$6,750,000 |
$8,156,657 |
$1,000,000 |
17% |
| 19 |
Pavel Datsyuk |
Detroit |
$6,700,000 |
$8,096,237 |
$2,800,000 |
72% |
| 20 |
Joe Thornton |
San Jose |
$6,670,000 |
$8,059,986 |
|
|
| 21 |
Wade Redden |
Ottawa |
$6,500,000 |
$7,854,559 |
|
|
| 21 |
Roberto Luongo |
Vancouver |
$6,500,000 |
$7,854,559 |
$500,000 |
8% |
| 21 |
Marian Gaborik |
Minnesota |
$6,500,000 |
$7,854,559 |
$1,500,000 |
30% |
| 24 |
Chris Pronger |
Anaheim |
$6,250,000 |
$7,552,460 |
|
|
| 24 |
Sheldon Souray |
Edmonton |
$6,250,000 |
$7,552,460 |
$3,818,000 |
157% |
