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1997-1998 - Top 25 Salaries
  vs previous season
Rank Player NHL Salary ($US) In today's  $  +/- ($) +/- (%)
1 Joe Sakic $17,000,000 $28,626,339 $13,900,000 448%
2 Chris Gratton $10,000,000 $16,839,023 $9,025,000 926%
3 Wayne Gretzky $6,500,000 $10,945,365 $1,452,500 29%
4 Mark Messier $6,015,000 $10,128,672 $15,000 0%
5 Pavel Bure $5,500,000 $9,261,463 $500,000 10%
6 Jaromir Jagr $5,100,000 $8,587,902 $1,050,000 26%
7 Steve Yzerman $5,079,063 $8,552,646 $586,714 13%
8 Pat LaFontaine $4,800,000 $8,082,731 $200,000 4%
9 Brett Hull $4,700,000 $7,914,341 $300,000 7%
10 Patrick Roy $4,463,260 $7,515,694 $7,316 0%
11 Scott Stevens $4,312,500 $7,261,829 $562,500 15%
12 Sergei Fedorov $4,200,000 $7,072,390    
13 Dominik Hasek $4,000,000 $6,735,609 -$200,000 -5%
13 Peter Forsberg $4,000,000 $6,735,609 $1,126,500 39%
15 Mike Richter $3,900,000 $6,567,219 $300,000 8%
16 Eric Lindros $3,746,800 $6,309,245 -$435,200 -10%
17 Chris Chelios $3,709,905 $6,247,118 $909,905 32%
18 Brendan Shanahan $3,600,000 $6,062,048    
18 Jeremy Roenick $3,600,000 $6,062,048 $400,000 13%
20 Doug Gilmour $3,550,000 $5,977,853 $1,314,350 59%
21 Al MacInnis $3,500,000 $5,893,658    
21 Mike Modano $3,500,000 $5,893,658 $578,100 20%
23 Raymond Bourque $3,436,719 $5,787,099 $935,119 37%
24 Teemu Selanne $3,400,000 $5,725,268 $550,000 19%
24 Joe Murphy $3,400,000 $5,725,268 $600,000 21%