The highest-paid player on every NHL team
#1 Shea Weber, Nashville Predators — $14 million
#2 Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks — $13.8 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.8 million salary, $7.0 million signing bonus
One thing to know: Toews and teammate Patrick Kane signed identical 8-year, $84 million contracts prior to the 2014-15 season. Their $10.5 million cap hits are the largest in the NHL.
#3 Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins — $12 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $12 million salary
One thing to know: Like Shea Weber, Crosby signed his extension just before the new CBA, and his deal is also heavily front-loaded. This is the final of three seasons with $12 million salaries. Starting next season, Crosby's salary starts to shrink, eventually reaching just $3 million in 2022-23, when he will be 35.
#4t Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers — $10 million
Position: Goaltender
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $10 million salary
One thing to know: Even with the new limitations on contracts, Lundqvist's new 7-year, $59.5 million contract is proof that teams still like to front-load these deals. Of the nearly $60 million, $39.5 million will be paid in the first four seasons.
#4t Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals — $10 million
Position: Left Wing
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $10 million salary
One thing to know: The 13-year, $124 million contract signed by Ovechkin in 2008 is still the largest in the NHL. However, unlike some bigger deals signed later, his was not front-loaded.
#6 Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes — $9.5 million
Position: Left Wing
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $9.5 million salary
One thing to know: Staal is in the final year of his 7-year, $57.8 million contract. Despite talks of a possible extension, nothing has come to fruition yet.
#7 Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks — $9.25 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $9.25 million salary
One thing to know: Getzlaf's 8-year contract includes a no-move clause, meaning he cannot be traded or sent to the minors.
#8t Ryan Suter and Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild — $9 million
Position: Defenseman
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $9 million salary
One thing to know: Proving the NHL likes to do the teammates-get-equal-pay thing, Suter and teammate Zach Parise signed identical 13-year, $98 million contracts in 2012.
#8t Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers — $9 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $9 million salary
One thing to know: Giroux is in the second year of an 8-year, $66.2 million contract.
#10 Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins — $8.75 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $8.75 million salary
One thing to know: Bergeron's 8-year, $55 million contract extension, signed in 2013, means the center will likely play his entire career with the Bruins.
#11 Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets — $8.5 million
Position: Goaltender
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $8.5 million salary
One thing to know: Bobrovsky's 4-year, $29.7 million contract ranks just 13th among all net keepers.
#12t Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues — $8 million
Position: Right Wing
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $8 million salary
One thing to know: Tarasenko signed an 8-year, $60 million extension last summer, despite being just 23 years old and still years from unrestricted free agency. Sean McIdoe described the contract as "one that largely redefines the market for young players."
#12t Dion Phaneuf, Toronto Maple Leafs — $8 million
Position: Defenseman
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6 million salary, $2 million signing bonus
One thing to know: Phaneuf's 7-year, $49 million contract was considered a big reason for the demise of former Leafs GM Dave Nonis, who was fired at the end of last season.
#14 Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings — $7.75 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $7.75 million salary
One thing to know: Zetterberg signed a front-loaded 12-year, $73 million contract in 2009. His annual salary drops to $1 million in 2019-20 when he will be 38 years old as well as the year after.
#15t Jason Spezza, Dallas Stars — $7.5 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $7.5 million salary
One thing to know: Spezza is in the first year of a 4-year, $30 million contract that will push his career earnings to nearly $90 million. That contract came just 20 games after being acquired in a trade from Ottawa.
#15t Johnny Boychuk, New York Islanders — $7.5 million
Position: Defenseman
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $2 million salary, $5.5 million signing bonus.
One thing to know: After making $14 million in his first 8 NHL seasons, Boychuk is in the first year of a 7-year, $42 million contract that will pay him through his age-37 season.
#17 Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings — $7.25 million
Position: Right wing
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $7.25 million
One thing to know: The 31-year-old Brown is in the second year of an 8-year, $47 million contract. After seeing his production fall in recent years, Brown is on pace for 33 points this season, which would be his highest total since the 2011-12 season (54 points).
#18 Brian Campbell, Florida Panthers — $7.14 million
Position: Defenseman
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $7.14 million salary
One thing to know: The 36-year-old Campbell is in the final year of the 8-year, $57.1 million contract he originally signed with the Blackhawks. He will be a free agent after the season.
#19t P.K. Subban, Jeff Petry, and Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens — $7.0 million
Position: Defenseman, defenseman, goaltender
2015-16 earnings breakdown: Subban: $2.5 million salary, $4.5 million signing bonus; Petry: $4 million salary, $3 million signing bonus; Price: $7 million salary
One thing to know: Subban is signed through the 2021-22 season, Petry is signed through the 2020-21 season, and Price is signed through the 2018-19 season.
#19t Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators — $7.0 million
Position: Defenseman
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $7.0 million salary
One thing to know: The 2-time All-Star, Karlsson leads the NHL in assists this season.
#19t Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks — $7.0 million
Position: Left wing and center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $7 million salary
One thing to know: The twins signed identical 4-year, $28 million contracts prior to the 2014-15 season which will keep them locked up through their age-36 seasons.
#22 Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks — $6.75 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.75 million salary
One thing to know: The 36-year-old Thornton is in the second year of a 3-year, $20.3 million contract. He will make $6.75 million again next season, pushing his career earnings to $95.1 million
#23t Mike Smith, Arizona Coyotes — $6.5 million
Position: Goaltender
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.5 million salary
One thing to know: Smith has played in only 22 games this season due to an injury that required surgery in December.
#23t Andrej Sekera, Edmonton Oilers — $6.5 million
Position: Defenseman
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.5 million salary
One thing to know: Sekera is in the first year of a 6-year, $33 million contract he signed with the Oilers.
#23t Travis Zajac, New Jersey Devils — $6.5 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.5 million salary
One thing to know: Zajak still has 5 years and $31 million left on his 8-year, $46 million contract.
#26 Ryan Callahan, Tampa Bay Lightning — $6.4 million
Position: Right wing
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.4 million salary
One thing to know: At $5.5 million, Steven Stamkos is just the 5th-highest-paid player on the team this season.
#27 Ryan O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres — $6.2 million
Position: Center
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.2 million salary
One thing to know: Just 25 years old, O'Reilly is already in his 7th NHL season and will start a 7-year, $52.5 million extension with the Sabres next season. He will make $11 million in the first year of that deal.
#28t Matt Duchene and Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche — $6.0 million
Position: Center and goaltender
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.0 million salary for both.
One thing to know: Duchene and Varlamov are both signed through the 2018-19 season.
#28t Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets — $6.0 million
Position: Defenseman
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $6.0 million salary.
One thing to know: The Jets have eight players who make between $4.0 million and $6.0 million this season.
#30 Michael Frolik and Dougie Hamilton, Calgary Flames — $5.5 million
Position: Right wing and defenseman
2015-16 earnings breakdown: $5.5 million salary for both.
One thing to know: The Flames have 11 players who make between $3.5 million and $5.5 million this season.
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