After the Kovalchuk contract rejection by the NHL for circumventing the cap, we’ve put together a chart showing the salary numbers for contracts that have been called in to question for being front-loaded, but were allowed to go through.
- Johan Franzen, Red Wings, 11 years, $43.5M ($3.9M cap hit), Signed April 2009
Henrik Zetterberg, Red Wings, 12 years, $73M ($6M cap hit), Signed January 2009
Marian Hossa, Blackhawks, 12 years, $62.8M ($5.23M cap hit), Signed July 2009
Roberto Luongo, Canucks, 12 years, $64M ($5.3M cap hit), Signed September 2009
Chris Pronger, Flyers, 7-year extension, $34.9M ($5M cap hit), Signed July 2009
Marc Savard, Bruins, 7-year extension, $28.05M ($4M cap hit), Signed Dec. 2009
Players current age is in brackets.
| Season |
Kovalchuk (27)
|
Pronger (35)
|
Savard (32)
|
Hossa (31)
|
Luongo (31)
|
Franzen (30)
|
Zetterberg (29)
|
| 2010-11 |
$6 mill
|
$7.6 mill
|
$7 mill
|
$7.9 mill
|
$10 mill
|
$5 mill
|
$7.75 mill
|
| 2011-12 |
$6 mill
|
$7.6 mill
|
$7 mill
|
$7.9 mill
|
$6.716 mill
|
$5.25 mill
|
$7.75 mill
|
| 2012-13 |
$11.5 mill
|
$7.2 mill
|
$6.5 mill
|
$7.9 mill
|
$6.714 mill
|
$5.25 mill
|
$7.75 mill
|
| 2013-14 |
$11.5 mill
|
$7 mill
|
$5 mill
|
$7.9 mill
|
$6.714 mill
|
$5 mill
|
$7.5 mill
|
| 2014-15 |
$11.5 mill
|
$4 mill
|
$1.5 mill
|
$7.9 mill
|
$6.714 mill
|
$5 mill
|
$7.5 mill
|
| 2015-16 |
$11.5 mill
|
$525,000
|
$525,000
|
$7.9 mill
|
$6.714 mill
|
$5 mill
|
$7.5 mill
|
| 2016-17 |
$11.5 mill
|
$525,000
|
$525,000
|
$4 mill
|
$6.714 mill
|
$3.5 mill
|
$7 mill
|
| 2017-18 |
$10.5 mill
|
$1 mill
|
$6.714 mill
|
$2 mill
|
$3.5 mill
|
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| 2018-19 |
$8.5 mill
|
$1 mill
|
$3.382 mill
|
$1 mill
|
$1 mill
|
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| 2019-20 |
$6.5 mill
|
$750,000
|
$1.618 mill
|
$1 mill
|
$1 mill
|
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| 2020-21 |
$3.5 mill
|
$750,000
|
$1 mill
|
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| 2021-22 |
$750,000
|
$1 mill
|
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| 2022-23 |
$550,000
|
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| 2023-24 |
$550,000
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| 2024-25 |
$550,000
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| 2025-26 |
$550,000
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| 2026-27 |
$550,000
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Salaries from NHLnumbers.com