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[Stats and Topic via NHLTopShelf.com]

We are now a few years removed from the lockout, what is the comparison of salaries at the end of the 2003/04 season as compared to today’s projected 2006/07 salaries?

2003/04 - 1.33 Billion approx

2007/08 - 1.38 Billion approx (Projected)

Top 10 spending teams in 2003/04:

Detroit Red Wings - $ 77,856,109
New York Rangers - $ 76,488,716
Dallas Stars - $ 68,578,885
Philadelphia Flyers - $ 68,175,247
Colorado Avalanche - $ 63,382,458
Toronto Maple Leafs - $ 62,458,140
St. Louis Blues - $ 61,675,000
Los Angeles Kings - $ 53,833,800
Anaheim Ducks - $ 53,296,750
Washington Capitals - $ 50,895,750

Top 10 lowest spending teams in 2003/04:

Tampa Bay Lightning - $ 34,065,379
Columbus Blue Jackets - $ 34,000,000
Edmonton Oilers - $ 33,375,000
Buffalo Sabres - $ 32,954,250
Chicago Blackhawks - $ 30,867,502
Atlanta Thrashers - $ 28,547,500
Minnesota Wild - $ 27,200,500
Florida Panthers - $ 26,127,500
Pittsburgh Penguins - $ 23,400,000
Nashville Predators - $ 21,932,500

2007/08 projected salary pay-outs:

Anaheim - 50,590,926
Atlanta - 45,375,514
Boston - 49,653,488
Buffalo - 46,528,166
Carolina - 46,671,236
Columbus - 42,542,261
Calgary - 48,234,022
Chicago - 49,301,509
Colorado - 45,820,275
Dallas - 48,393,005
Detroit - 47,284,439
Edmonton - 48,760,704
Florida - 44,817,082
Los Angeles - 45,344,111
Minnesota - 48,776,075
Montreal - 47,805,212
New Jersey - 47,168,018
Nashville - 35,433,900
NY Islanders - 42,444,381
NY Rangers - 51,387,965
Ottawa - 47,265,033
Philadelphia - 49,979,398
Phoenix - 36,606,243
Pittsburgh - 42,214,644
San Jose - 42,506,602
St. Louis - 49,899,861
Tampa Bay - 45,492,268
Toronto - 50,009,103 <—– That’s odd, they still suck.
Vancouver - 48,228,280
Washington - 39,300,501

Here are the 50 highest paid NHLers in 2003/04:

Forsberg - $11,000,000.00
Jagr - $11,000,000.00
Fedorov - $10,000,000.00
P. Bure - $10,000,000.00
Lidstrom - $10,000,000.00
Tkachuk - $10,000,000.00
Sakic - $9,880,939.00
Pronger - $9,500,000.00
Blake - $9,326,519.00
LeClair - $9,000,000.00
Modano, - $9,000,000.00
Sundin - $9,000,000.00
Guerin - $8,866,445.31
Holik - $8,850,000.00
Weight - $8,500,000.00
Yashin - $8,400,000.00
Joseph - $8,000,000.00
Allison - $8,000,000.00
Turgeon - $7,500,000.00
Iginla - $7,500,000.00
Roenick - $7,500,000.00
Palffy - $7,000,000.00
Belfour - $7,000,000.00
Stevens - $6,916,747.25
Brodeur - $6,891,103.13
Bertuzzi -$6,800,000.00
Kovalev - $6,600,000.00
Leetch - $6,600,000.00
Demitra - $6,500,000.00
Prospal - $6,500,000.00
Nolan - $6,500,000.00
Shanahan - $6,500,000.00
Kolzig - $6,250,000.00
MacInnis - $6,000,000.00
Hasek - $6,000,000.00
Zubov - $6,000,000.00
Chelios - $5,936,286.00
Yzerman - $5,849,823.00
Amonte - $5,846,914.00
Selanne - $5,800,000.00
Thornton - $5,500,000.00
Theodore - $5,500,000.00 <—– Makes me laugh.
Ozolinsh - $5,500,000.00
Lapointe - $5,500,000.00
Mogilny - $5,500,000.00
Lemieux - $5,250,000.00
Naslund - $5,225,000.00
Alfredsson - $5,050,000.00
Lang - $5,000,000.00
Hatcher - $5,000,000.00
Hull - $5,000,000.00
Primeau - $5,000,000.00
Brind’Amour - $5,000,000.00
Recchi - $5,000,000.00

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