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| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) |
| 1 | Vincent Lecavalier | $10,000,000 | $11,723,980 | ||
| 1 | Roberto Luongo | $10,000,000 | $11,723,980 | $2,500,000 | 33% |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | $9,000,000 | $10,551,582 | ||
| 3 | Sidney Crosby | $9,000,000 | $10,551,582 | ||
| 3 | Evgeni Malkin | $9,000,000 | $10,551,582 | ||
| 6 | Chris Drury | $8,000,000 | $9,379,184 | -$50,000 | -1% |
| 6 | Dany Heatley | $8,000,000 | $9,379,184 | ||
| 6 | Scott Gomez | $8,000,000 | $9,379,184 | ||
| 6 | Jason Spezza | $8,000,000 | $9,379,184 | ||
| 6 | Duncan Keith | $8,000,000 | $9,379,184 | $6,100,000 | 321% |
| 11 | Marian Hossa | $7,900,000 | $9,261,944 | ||
| 12 | Brad Richards | $7,800,000 | $9,144,704 | ||
| 13 | Henrik Zetterberg | $7,750,000 | $9,086,084 | $350,000 | 5% |
| 13 | Henrik Lundqvist | $7,750,000 | $9,086,084 | $875,000 | 13% |
| 15 | Chris Pronger | $7,600,000 | $8,910,225 | $1,350,000 | 22% |
| 16 | Zdeno Chara | $7,500,000 | $8,792,985 | ||
| 16 | Marian Gaborik | $7,500,000 | $8,792,985 | ||
| 16 | Rick Nash | $7,500,000 | $8,792,985 | $500,000 | 7% |
| 16 | Eric Staal | $7,500,000 | $8,792,985 | $1,500,000 | 25% |
| 20 | Joe Thornton | $7,200,000 | $8,441,265 | ||
| 21 | Brian Campbell | $7,142,857 | $8,374,271 | ||
| 22 | Daniel Briere | $7,000,000 | $8,206,786 | -$1,000,000 | -13% |
| 22 | Miikka Kiprusoff | $7,000,000 | $8,206,786 | ||
| 22 | Kimmo Timonen | $7,000,000 | $8,206,786 | ||
| 22 | Jarome Iginla | $7,000,000 | $8,206,786 | ||
| 22 | Dion Phaneuf | $7,000,000 | $8,206,786 | $500,000 | 8% |
| 22 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | $7,000,000 | $8,206,786 | $1,000,000 | 17% |
| 22 | Marc Savard | $7,000,000 | $8,206,786 | $2,000,000 | 40% |
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