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1998-1999 - Top 25 Salaries
  vs previous season
Rank Player NHL Salary ($US) In today's  $  +/- ($) +/- (%)  
1 Eric Lindros $8,500,000 $15,794,430 $4,753,200 127%
1 Paul Kariya $8,500,000 $15,794,430 $3,000,000 55%
3 Dominik Hasek $8,000,000 $14,865,346 $4,000,000 100%
4 Mats Sundin $6,347,164 $11,794,098 $4,547,164 253%
5 Mark Messier $6,015,000 $11,176,882    
6 Doug Gilmour $6,000,000 $11,149,009 $2,450,000 69%
6 Peter Forsberg $6,000,000 $11,149,009 $2,000,000 50%
6 Wayne Gretzky $6,000,000 $11,149,009 -$500,000 -8%
9 Curtis Joseph $5,500,000 $10,219,925 $3,200,000 139%
10 Rob Blake $5,267,500 $9,787,901 $2,117,500 67%
11 Patrick Roy $5,113,260 $9,501,297 $650,000 15%
12 Mike Richter $5,100,000 $9,476,658 $1,200,000 31%
13 Mike Modano $5,000,000 $9,290,841 $1,500,000 43%
13 Ron Francis $5,000,000 $9,290,841 $3,100,000 163%
15 Jaromir Jagr $4,988,491 $9,269,455 -$111,509 -2%
16 Pat LaFontaine $4,800,000 $8,919,207    
16 Steve Yzerman $4,800,000 $8,919,207 -$279,063 -5%
18 Teemu Selanne $4,750,000 $8,826,299 $1,350,000 40%
19 Pierre Turgeon $4,650,000 $8,640,482 $1,650,000 55%
20 Al MacInnis $4,500,000 $8,361,757 $1,000,000 29%
20 Brett Hull $4,500,000 $8,361,757 -$200,000 -4%
20 Mark Recchi $4,500,000 $8,361,757 $1,750,000 64%
23 Alexander Mogilny $4,200,000 $7,804,306    
24 Scott Stevens $4,152,579 $7,716,190 -$159,921 -4%
25 Keith Tkachuk $4,100,000 $7,618,490 $1,300,000 46%
25 Uwe Krupp $4,100,000 $7,618,490 $2,600,000 173%