| Rank |
Player |
Team |
NHL Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Vincent Lecavalier |
Tamba Bay |
$10,000,000 |
$11,678,322 |
$2,833,334 |
40% |
| 2 |
Alex Ovechkin |
Washington |
$9,000,000 |
$10,510,490 |
|
|
| 2 |
Sidney Crosby |
Pittsburgh |
$9,000,000 |
$10,510,490 |
|
|
| 2 |
Evgeni Malkin |
Pittsburgh |
$9,000,000 |
$10,510,490 |
$8,015,800 |
814% |
| 5 |
Chris Drury |
New York Rangers |
$8,050,000 |
$9,401,049 |
$950,000 |
13% |
| 6 |
Dany Heatley |
San Jose |
$8,000,000 |
$9,342,657 |
-$2,000,000 |
-20% |
| 6 |
Scott Gomez |
Montreal |
$8,000,000 |
$9,342,657 |
|
|
| 6 |
Daniel Briere |
Philadelphia |
$8,000,000 |
$9,342,657 |
|
|
| 6 |
Wade Redden |
New York Rangers |
$8,000,000 |
$9,342,657 |
|
|
| 6 |
Jason Spezza |
Ottawa |
$8,000,000 |
$9,342,657 |
|
|
| 11 |
Marian Hossa |
Chicago |
$7,900,000 |
$9,225,874 |
$450,000 |
6% |
| 12 |
Brad Richards |
Dallas |
$7,800,000 |
$9,109,091 |
|
|
| 13 |
Zdeno Chara |
Boston |
$7,500,000 |
$8,758,741 |
|
|
| 13 |
Marian Gaborik |
New York Rangers |
$7,500,000 |
$8,758,741 |
|
|
| 13 |
Ilya Kovalchuk |
Atlanta / New Jersey |
$7,500,000 |
$8,758,741 |
|
|
| 13 |
Roberto Luongo |
Vancouver |
$7,500,000 |
$8,758,741 |
$500,000 |
7% |
| 17 |
Nicklas Lidstrom |
Detroit |
$7,450,000 |
$8,700,350 |
|
|
| 18 |
Henrik Zetterberg |
Detroit |
$7,400,000 |
$8,641,958 |
$4,500,000 |
155% |
| 19 |
Joe Thornton |
San Jose |
$7,200,000 |
$8,408,392 |
|
|
| 20 |
Brian Campbell |
Chicago |
$7,142,857 |
$8,341,658 |
|
|
| 21 |
Miikka Kiprusoff |
Calgary |
$7,000,000 |
$8,174,825 |
-$1,500,000 |
-18% |
| 21 |
Kimmo Timonen |
Philadelphia |
$7,000,000 |
$8,174,825 |
-$1,000,000 |
-13% |
| 21 |
Jarome Iginla |
Calgary |
$7,000,000 |
$8,174,825 |
|
|
| 21 |
Lubomir Visnovsky |
Edmonton / Anaheim |
$7,000,000 |
$8,174,825 |
|
|
| 21 |
Rick Nash |
Columbus |
$7,000,000 |
$8,174,825 |
$500,000 |
8% |
| 21 |
Daniel Alfredsson |
Ottawa |
$7,000,000 |
$8,174,825 |
$1,534,603 |
28% |
| 21 |
Jay Bouwmeester |
Calgary |
$7,000,000 |
$8,174,825 |
$2,125,000 |
44% |
| 21 |
Shawn Horcoff |
Edmonton |
$7,000,000 |
$8,174,825 |
$3,400,000 |
94% |
