| Rank |
Player |
Team |
NHL Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Jaromir Jagr |
Washington |
$11,483,333 |
$15,989,855 |
$1,450,000 |
14% |
| 2 |
Keith Tkachuk |
St.Louis |
$11,000,000 |
$15,316,843 |
$2,700,000 |
33% |
| 3 |
Nicklas Lidstrom |
Detroit |
$10,500,000 |
$14,620,623 |
$2,000,000 |
24% |
| 4 |
Paul Kariya |
Anaheim |
$10,000,000 |
$13,924,402 |
|
|
| 4 |
Pavel Bure |
New York Rangers |
$10,000,000 |
$13,924,402 |
|
|
| 6 |
Joe Sakic |
Colorado |
$9,856,018 |
$13,723,916 |
$23,291 |
0% |
| 7 |
Brian Leetch |
New York Rangers |
$9,680,000 |
$13,478,822 |
$1,000,000 |
12% |
| 8 |
Bobby Holik |
New York Rangers |
$9,600,000 |
$13,367,426 |
$6,100,000 |
174% |
| 9 |
Peter Forsberg |
Colorado |
$9,500,000 |
$13,228,182 |
-$1,000,000 |
-10% |
| 9 |
Chris Pronger |
St.Louis |
$9,500,000 |
$13,228,182 |
|
|
| 11 |
Rob Blake |
Colorado |
$9,305,158 |
$12,956,876 |
$19,964 |
0% |
| 12 |
John Leclair |
Philadelphia |
$9,000,000 |
$12,531,962 |
|
|
| 12 |
Mats Sundin |
Toronto |
$9,000,000 |
$12,531,962 |
$1,500,000 |
20% |
| 14 |
Bill Guerin |
Dallas |
$8,732,891 |
$12,160,029 |
$3,632,891 |
71% |
| 15 |
Doug Weight |
St.Louis |
$8,500,000 |
$11,835,742 |
-$500,000 |
-6% |
| 15 |
Patrick Roy |
Colorado |
$8,500,000 |
$11,835,742 |
|
|
| 15 |
Mike Modano |
Dallas |
$8,500,000 |
$11,835,742 |
$500,000 |
6% |
| 15 |
Steve Yzerman |
Detroit |
$8,500,000 |
$11,835,742 |
$1,000,000 |
13% |
| 19 |
Jeremy Roenick |
Philadelphia |
$8,000,000 |
$11,139,522 |
-$500,000 |
-6% |
| 19 |
Curtis Joseph |
Detroit |
$8,000,000 |
$11,139,522 |
$1,425,000 |
22% |
| 21 |
Al Macinnis |
St.Louis |
$7,500,000 |
$10,443,302 |
$2,000,000 |
36% |
| 22 |
Alexei Yashin |
New York Islanders |
$7,400,000 |
$10,304,058 |
$850,056 |
13% |
| 23 |
Zigmund Palffy |
Los Angeles |
$7,250,000 |
$10,095,192 |
$1,250,000 |
21% |
| 24 |
Brendan Shanahan |
Detroit |
$7,000,000 |
$9,747,082 |
$1,000,000 |
17% |
| 25 |
Martin Brodeur |
New Jersey |
$6,891,103 |
$9,595,449 |
$2,185,416 |
46% |
| 25 |
Scott Stevens |
New Jersey |
$6,891,103 |
$9,595,449 |
$2,691,103 |
64% |
