The 2006–07 NHL season saw the Anaheim Ducks dominate, combining veteran grit and elite defense. Led by Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer, the Ducks defeated Ottawa to become the first California team to win the Cup. Sidney Crosby became the youngest player to win the Art Ross Trophy at age 19. Scoring remained high, and the league continued to move away from the clutching-and-grabbing style of the previous decade.
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| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) | |
| 1 | Jaromir Jagr | $8,360,000 | $13,365,881 | |||
| 2 | Sergei Fedorov | $8,000,000 | $12,790,317 | |||
| 3 | Brad Richards | $7,800,000 | $12,470,559 | $4,399,000 | 129% | |
| 4 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $7,600,000 | $12,150,801 | |||
| 4 | Mats Sundin | $7,600,000 | $12,150,801 | $760,000 | 11% | |
| 4 | Alexei Yashin | $7,600,000 | $12,150,801 | |||
| 7 | Zdeno Chara | $7,500,000 | $11,990,922 | $3,776,000 | 101% | |
| 7 | Patrik Elias | $7,500,000 | $11,990,922 | $3,320,000 | 79% | |
| 9 | Vincent Lecavalier | $7,166,667 | $11,457,993 | $1,166,667 | 19% | |
| 10 | Bryan McCabe | $7,150,000 | $11,431,346 | $3,692,000 | 107% | |
| 11 | Jarome Iginla | $7,000,000 | $11,191,527 | |||
| 11 | Ed Jovanovski | $7,000,000 | $11,191,527 | $3,010,000 | 75% | |
| 13 | Scott Niedermayer | $6,750,000 | $10,791,830 | |||
| 13 | Nikolai Khabibulin | $6,750,000 | $10,791,830 | |||
| 15 | Joe Thornton | $6,670,000 | $10,663,927 | $10,000 | 0% | |
| 16 | Wade Redden | $6,500,000 | $10,392,133 | $2,776,000 | 75% | |
| 17 | Bobby Holik | $6,492,000 | $10,379,342 | |||
| 18 | Chris Pronger | $6,250,000 | $9,992,435 | |||
| 19 | Rob Blake | $6,000,000 | $9,592,738 | -$364,112 | -6% | |
| 19 | Marian Hossa | $6,000,000 | $9,592,738 | $1,000,000 | 20% | |
| 19 | Roberto Luongo | $6,000,000 | $9,592,738 | $2,800,000 | 88% | |
| 19 | Martin St. Louis | $6,000,000 | $9,592,738 | -$500,000 | -8% | |
| 19 | Markus Naslund | $6,000,000 | $9,592,738 | |||
| 19 | Martin Havlat | $6,000,000 | $9,592,738 | $3,400,000 | 131% | |
| 19 | Marty Turco | $6,000,000 | $9,592,738 | $2,838,205 | 90% | |