According to the USAToday Salaries Database, here are the Top 10 NHL Salaries for 2006/2007 season.  Ovechkin has already taken over the #1 spot this season with a signing of 13-year, $124 million contract … averaging around 9.5 million a year. It shouldn’t be too long before Crosby makes this Top 10 list!
 
1 Jagr, Jaromir $ 8,360,000 New York Rangers
2 Richards, Brad $ 7,800,000 Tampa Bay Lightning
3 Lidstrom, Nicklas $ 7,600,000 Detroit Red Wings
4 Sundin, Mats $ 7,600,000 Toronto Maple Leafs
5 Yashin, Alexei $ 7,600,000 New York Islanders
6 Chara, Zdeno $ 7,500,000 Boston Bruins
7 Elias, Patrik $ 7,500,000 New Jersey Devils
8 Lecavalier, Vincent $ 7,166,667 Tampa Bay Lightning
9 McCabe, Bryan $ 7,150,000 Toronto Maple Leafs
10 Iginla, Jarome $ 7,000,000 Calgary Flames
 
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