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This week’s rankings will break down the best paid participant on each NHL workforce’s roster. How effectively is your workforce spending large cash? Discover out by studying trying out the rankings.
1 – Connor McDavid – C – Edmonton Oilers:
This one doesn’t want a lot clarification. One of the best participant within the sport might be nonetheless underpaid, as he earns $12.5 million per season. The Oilers captain is manufacturing at a 1.5 points-per-game clip.
2 – Auston Matthews – C – Toronto Maple Leafs:
Matthews is one of the best sniper within the sport proper now. The Leafs ahead hit the 50-goal mark final week. He’s certainly one of three Leafs ahead to earn not less than $10.9 million per yr.
3 – Roman Josi – D – Nashville Predators:
Josi is taking part in at an M.V.P. degree proper now. He has a ridiculous 18 objectives and 81 factors in 66 video games. He’s taking part in greater than 25 minutes per night time and he’s an important participant on the roster. Josi is incomes simply over $9 million per season.
4 – Alex Ovechkin – W – Washington Capitals:
It’s laborious to think about that Ovechkin remains to be scoring on the tempo he’s presently at proper now. The Caps ahead has a ridiculous 42 objectives and 79 factors in 67 video games. When will the 36-year-old decelerate? He not too long ago signed a five-year, $47.5 million extension.
5 – Artemi Panarin – W – New York Rangers:
Typically being in New York comes with challenges nevertheless it is also a blessing. Panarin was seeking to step onto the large stage and he hasn’t disenchanted one bit. He has 4 years remaining on this deal at over $11.642 million.
6 – Nikita Kucherov – W – Tampa Bay Lightning:
The Bolts have two gamers at $9.5 million, as Kucherov and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy each earn that quantity. You possibly can’t go improper with both a kind of gamers. Kucherov has 43 factors in 33 video games this season and he’s been an enormous a part of Tampa’s back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.
7 – Mikko Rantanen – W – Colorado Avalanche:
Rantanen is the best paid ahead on the Avs as a result of Nathan MacaKinnon signed a workforce pleasant deal a couple of years again. The Finnish ahead 35 objectives and 82 factors in 66 video games this season. There aren’t many gamers together with his mixture of measurement and talent.
8 – Sebastian Aho – C – Carolina Hurricanes:
Aho is incomes $8.46 million per yr with the Hurricanes, which is perhaps a discount given his manufacturing. In fact, that is a proposal sheet he signed with the Montreal Canadiens that Carolina matched.
9 – Kirill Kaprizov – W – Minnesota Wild:
In his second NHL season, Kaprizov has taken his sport to a different degree. He aleady has 39 objectives and 85 factors in 67 video games. The Wild paid him $9 million per yr and that funding has paid off in an enormous manner.
10 – Patrick Kane – W – Chicago Blackhawks:
Kane has posted at a 1.2 points-per-game tempo in every of his earlier two seasons and he’s on the identical tempo in 2021-22. He has one yr remaining on his present deal at $10.5 million. He and Jonathan Toews are tied for the best wage on the workforce.
11 – Matthew Tkachuk – W – Calgary Flames:
Tkachuk is likely one of the few energy forwards remaining within the NHL. The 24-year-old has 32 objectives and 84 factors in 68 video games this season. His contract is expiring on the finish of the yr. He’s anticipated to turn out to be an RFA in the summertime. Anticipate him to get a increase from the $7 million he’s making this yr.
12 – Patrice Bergeron – C – Boston Bruins:
Bergeron goes to go down as one of many best two-way gamers in NHL historical past. One factor that helps make the Bruins aggressive is that Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak all make lower than $7 million per season.
13 – Evgeni Malkin – C – Pittsburgh Penguins:
Malkin isn’t in his prime anymore however the 35-year-old nonetheless has 17 objectives and 35 factors in simply 33 video games. The veteran’s $9.5 million wage is coming off the books this summer season and it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what he decides to do subsequent.
14 – Quinn Hughes – D – Vancouver Canucks:
Hughes makes $7.85 million per season and it’s powerful to argue with that wage. The undersized puck-moving defender is a good transition participant and he’s one of many keys to Vancouver’s success. He’s as much as 53 factors in 66 outings in 2021-22.
15 – Dylan Larkin – W – Detroit Pink Wings:
Larkin had a 73-point season a couple of years in the past, however he might end at a point-per-game tempo for the primary time in his NHL profession. He has 64 factors by way of 64 video games. He earns an inexpensive $6.1 million per season. He’ll be a UFA after subsequent season.
16 – Clayton Keller – W – Arizona Coyotes:
Keller was having a pleasant yr earlier than he went down with a fractured leg that may hold him out for the remainder of the season. The Coyotes document finishes 2021-22 with 28 objectives and 63 factors in 67 video games this season. Arizona must construct round him.
17 – Blake Wheeler – W – Winnipeg Jets:
The Jets captain is now 35 years outdated, however he’s nonetheless extremely productive for a participant of his age. The pass-first winger is as much as 42 assists in 56 video games in 2021-22. The Jets have been underwhelming this yr, nevertheless it’s not due to the veteran.
18 – Vladimir Tarasenko – W – St. Louis Blues:
Tarasenko was seemingly on his manner out of St. Louis final summer season, nevertheless it’s a superb factor they held on to him. The Russian winger has 23 objectives and 59 factors in 61 video games this season. He and Ryan O’Reilly each earn $7.5 million per season, however Tarasenko signed a much bigger complete contract.
19 – Drew Doughty – D – Los Angeles Kings:
Doughty has been out of the lineup since early March with an upper-body harm. He’s managed to place up 31 factors in 39 video games this season and he has 5 years left on his present deal at $11 million per season.
20 – Jack Eichel – C – Vegas Golden Knights:
When Eichel rounds into high kind, he’s going to be a lot greater on this checklist. For now, he’s sitting on this spot. He has 16 factors in 22 video games since becoming a member of the Golden Knights, which is nothing to scoff at. Issues are messy with the Vegas cap state of affairs, however that every one goes away within the playoffs. He makes $10 million per season.
21 – Brady Tkachuk – W – Ottawa Senators:
Brady is the second Tkachuk on this checklist, however he makes extra money than his brother, Matthew, for now. The Sens ahead has 23 objectives and 49 factors in 65 video games this season. Like his brother, Brady can also be an influence ahead.
22 – Sergei Bobrovsky – G – Florida Panthers:
As of subsequent season, Aleksander Barkov will earn $10 million like Bobrovsky does. For now, the Russian netminder is the best earner on the workforce. The 33-year-old is having a greater yr than his first two in Florida. He has a 33-6-3 document with a 2.64 goals-against-average and a .914 save proportion this season.
23 – Jeff Skinner – W – Buffalo Sabres:
Skinner has by no means and can by no means dwell as much as the $9 million per yr contract he signed, however he’s been lots higher this season. He’s as much as 28 objectives and 22 assists in 68 video games. He had simply 14 factors in 53 video games final yr.
24 – Cam Fowler – D – Anaheim Geese:
Let’s get one thing straight immediately. Ryan Kesler, who’s retired, earns greater than Fowler, however he isn’t taking part in anymore. Fowler has a decent 36 factors in 67 contests. He has 4 years remaining at $6.5 million.
25 – Dougie Hamilton – D – New Jersey Devils:
The Devils managed to land Hamilton in free company final summer season, however he hasn’t lived as much as the hype. He has 28 factors in 49 video games this season and he’s averaging 21:15 of ice time per sport. There are six years remaining on his presently deal at $9 million.
26 – Erik Karlsson – D – San Jose Sharks:
Karlsson had a tough yr in 2020-21, as he posted simply 22 factors in 52 video games. He’s bouncing again with 33 factors in 45 video games with the Sharks this yr. Not solely was buying him from Ottawa costly, he additionally earns $11.5 million per yr.
27 – Jakub Voracek – W – Columbus Blue Jackets:
The Blue Jackets introduced Voracek again final low season in a commerce with Philadelphia for Cam Atkinson. Voracek has 49 factors in 66 video games which is respectable, however he isn’t definitely worth the $8.25 million wage he’s making.
28 – Tyler Seguin – C – Dallas Stars:
Seguin’s contract hasn’t aged gracefully in any respect. He makes a shade below $10 million and his manufacturing has dipped. A critical hip harm restricted him to simply three video games final yr and he hasn’t seemed as dynamic in 2021-22.
29 – Kevin Hayes – C – Philadelphia Flyers:
Hayes is the best paid participant on the roster proper now at $7.142 million, however Sean Couturier will surpass him subsequent yr. To this point this season., Hayes has 24 factors in 35 video games. The 6-foot-5, 216-pounder is exclusive as a result of he’s large and he’s a strong two-way participant, however the manufacturing hasn’t been there this yr.
30 – Anders Lee– W – New York Islanders:
Lee averted free company a few seasons again and he re-signed for $7 million per yr. He has a decent 25 objectives and 16 assists in 62 video games this yr. The Isles have been a fairly large disappointment this yr.
31 – Philipp Grubauer – G – Seattle Kraken:
The Kraken have been capable of land Grubauer from Colorado in free company, however he’s struggled fairly badly. Enjoying on an growth workforce actually hasn’t helped both. He’s making $5.9 million this yr and he has 5 years remaining.
32 – Carey Price – G – Montreal Canadiens:
It’s been a tough yr for Worth, as low season knee surgical procedure has saved him out of the lineup all season. There’s nonetheless an opportunity he performs earlier than the top of the yr, however that $10.5 million cap hit goes to be powerful to cope with. There was no person higher than Worth in his prime although.
