RWJC Posted August 28 Posted August 28 (edited) NHL’s Top 50 Highest-Paid Players For 2024-25 August 28th, 2024 at 9:20am CST • By Josh Erickson Many of the NHL’s highest cap hits don’t match those players’ actual salaries, mainly as front-loaded deals enter their later stages. That’s why a player like Connor McDavid remains among the highest cap hits in the league at $12.5MM despite signing his deal seven years ago. Still, his actual compensation from base salary and signing bonuses has dropped to an unremarkable $10MM compared to some of the NHL’s other elite talents. When a player signs a long-term deal, it’s up to the team and player to structure it. In some cases, teams will prefer to spread cash out evenly throughout the contract, meaning the total salary being paid out matches or very nearly matches their cap hit. In some cases, though, deals will be front-loaded with excess money paid to the players in the first few seasons of the contract. This, assuming the deal isn’t paid out primarily in signing bonuses, makes a potential buyout much more palatable if needed near the end of the agreement. With some help from PuckPedia’s player dashboard, listed below are the top 50 highest-paid NHL players for the 2024-25 season. The players on this list don’t necessarily have the largest contracts out there in terms of total value remaining, and some of them may have wildly lower or higher cap hits than their total salary this season indicates. This top 50 only considers the current league year with the players’ 2024-25 combined base salary and signing bonuses listed. Here are the NHL’s highest-paid players for the 2024-25 season, with the cutoff point closest to the $10MM mark than ever before: Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs: $16.7MM Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche: $16.5MM Elias Pettersson, Canucks: $14.5MM William Nylander, Maple Leafs: $13.5MM Jake Guentzel, Lightning: $13.26MM Rasmus Dahlin, Sabres: $13MM David Pastrňák, Bruins: $13MM Dougie Hamilton, Devils: $12.6MM Seth Jones, Blackhawks: $12.5MM Alex Pietrangelo, Golden Knights: $12.5MM Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes: $12MM Aleksander Barkov, Panthers: $12MM Adam Fox, Rangers: $12MM Darnell Nurse, Oilers: $12MM Brayden Point, Lightning: $12MM Charlie McAvoy, Bruins: $11.5MM Zach Werenski, Blue Jackets: $11.5MM Pierre-Luc Dubois, Capitals: $11.25MM Roope Hintz, Stars: $11.25MM Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers: $11.25MM Timo Meier, Devils: $11.1MM Mikhail Sergachev, Utah: $11.05MM Drew Doughty, Kings: $11MM Miro Heiskanen, Stars: $11MM Erik Karlsson, Penguins: $11MM Dylan Larkin, Red Wings: $11MM Alex Ovechkin, Capitals: $11MM Sam Reinhart, Panthers: $11MM Mark Stone, Golden Knights: $11MM Jordan Kyrou, Blues: $10.9MM Robert Thomas, Blues: $10.9MM Cale Makar, Avalanche: $10.6MM Jonathan Huberdeau, Flames: $10.5MM Brady Tkachuk, Senators: $10.5MM Mika Zibanejad, Rangers: $10.5MM Tomáš Hertl, Golden Knights: $10.25MM Thomas Chabot, Senators: $10MM Jack Eichel, Golden Knights: $10MM Filip Forsberg, Predators: $10MM Connor Hellebuyck, Jets: $10MM Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: $10MM Elias Lindholm, Bruins: $10MM Connor McDavid, Oilers: $10MM Artemi Panarin, Rangers: $10MM Morgan Rielly, Maple Leafs: $10MM Mark Scheifele, Jets: $10MM Brady Skjei, Predators: $10MM Nick Suzuki, Canadiens: $10MM Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning: $10MM Cole Caufield, Canadiens: $9.975MM https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/08/nhls-top-50-highest-paid-players-for-2024-25.html#ref=home Edited August 28 by RWJC Quote
Harvey Specter Posted August 28 Posted August 28 5 minutes ago, Outsiders said: No Marner or Tavares? Looks like this list is only factoring in players’ 2024-25 combined base salary and signing bonuses. Made for an interesting dive (comment below) when I saw that some "notable" players were not include. 1 Quote
Fanuck Posted August 28 Posted August 28 I know these contracts are staggering to regular folks, however for some perspective the NBA just signed a new media deal, by mid 2030's its possible the top players may have the opportunity to be making 100 million/season the way their CBA works! Reminds me how small the NHL really is on a global scale despite the growth of the league over the past decade. Quote
Harvey Specter Posted August 28 Posted August 28 Notable points from the Top 50 list above and only taking into account the players' 2024-25 combined base salary and signing bonuses: - Total Value of Salaries: $568.085MM - Vegas Golden Knights with the top percentage of salaries (over 4 players) at $43.75MM (7.70% of Total Value) - Maple Leafs with 3 players at $40.2MM (7.08% TV) - Lightning with 3 players at $35.26MM (6.21% TV) - Bruins with 3 players (including newly signed Lindholm) at $34.5MM (6.07% TV) Quote
King Heffy Posted August 29 Posted August 29 Rielly and Nurse on this list when neither belong in the NHL is hilarious. Quote
Provost Posted August 29 Posted August 29 Listing salary instead of cap hits makes it pretty useless. Most contracts are front loaded, so all this is measuring is how newly signed the contracts are compared with other top players. 1 3 Quote
Popular Post nux_win Posted August 29 Popular Post Posted August 29 Do you know who's not on that list? JT Miller. Do you know who plays better than most people on that list? JT Miller. GCG! 2 1 3 Quote
German Canuck Posted August 29 Posted August 29 The JT Miller trade plus his extension is one of the biggest steals in canucks history. What a player !!! 3 Quote
erkayloomeh Posted August 29 Posted August 29 13 hours ago, nux_win said: Do you know who's not on that list? JT Miller. Do you know who plays better than most people on that list? JT Miller. GCG! I noticed that right away too. 1 Quote
IBatch Posted August 31 Posted August 31 (edited) On 8/29/2024 at 4:05 AM, German Canuck said: The JT Miller trade plus his extension is one of the biggest steals in canucks history. What a player !!! Like JB or hate him, that deal was one of the better ones i've seen since following the team in the 80's. Still doesn't get the respect he should from this fanbase, and the league but it's come a long way from where it was a year ago. Most on this site, preferred trading Miller and keeping Horvat (if we had too pick one). A lot wanted both though. JT Miller for a low 20's overall, and a third rounder was it? If it was that easy, every GM in the league would trade any firsts not in the top ten, and some would consider that too (and rightly so). Four years on a sweetheart TB contract, another 7 on a very good UFA deal. 11 years...wonder what the average first overall gets you? So far 402 points in 364 games. EP next up, with 348 points ... 54 ahead of our second leading scorer. How long he can keep it up is anyone's guess, but expect if we re-sign Brock, it will for 3 years anyways, then his final 3 years 50-60 is likely. It's possible Miller will end up in Sedin territory, by the time he hands them up. Pretty sure 800-900 points as a Canuck is doable, as long as he's healthy. It's possible a final contract happens as well. As in retiring at 38-39. Edited August 31 by IBatch 1 Quote
IBatch Posted August 31 Posted August 31 On 8/28/2024 at 10:53 PM, Provost said: Listing salary instead of cap hits makes it pretty useless. Most contracts are front loaded, so all this is measuring is how newly signed the contracts are compared with other top players. Yep. It's a curiosity anyways. The only thing that will impact this, is whom on this list is a potential buyout candidate later, and has already received a front loaded contract, or is still in those first couple years. And how that might affect things later. Definitely prefer lists that rank by position. The future value of money is always worth more early on. That's for sure. It helps these guys accumulate and accrue wealth quicker. Quote
kettlevalley Posted September 1 Posted September 1 So you look at this and realize Hughes next deal should be some 14m? Quote
RU SERIOUS Posted September 1 Posted September 1 (edited) I thought 11-6 was going to earn $11.6M/Yr but it shows he'll be earning $14.5M/Yr. Is the difference bonuses? ....and does this imply we should change his name from 11-6 to 14-5 ????? Edited September 1 by RU SERIOUS Quote
Toccfather Posted September 2 Posted September 2 On 8/28/2024 at 3:12 PM, RWJC said: NHL’s Top 50 Highest-Paid Players For 2024-25 August 28th, 2024 at 9:20am CST • By Josh Erickson Many of the NHL’s highest cap hits don’t match those players’ actual salaries, mainly as front-loaded deals enter their later stages. That’s why a player like Connor McDavid remains among the highest cap hits in the league at $12.5MM despite signing his deal seven years ago. Still, his actual compensation from base salary and signing bonuses has dropped to an unremarkable $10MM compared to some of the NHL’s other elite talents. When a player signs a long-term deal, it’s up to the team and player to structure it. In some cases, teams will prefer to spread cash out evenly throughout the contract, meaning the total salary being paid out matches or very nearly matches their cap hit. In some cases, though, deals will be front-loaded with excess money paid to the players in the first few seasons of the contract. This, assuming the deal isn’t paid out primarily in signing bonuses, makes a potential buyout much more palatable if needed near the end of the agreement. With some help from PuckPedia’s player dashboard, listed below are the top 50 highest-paid NHL players for the 2024-25 season. The players on this list don’t necessarily have the largest contracts out there in terms of total value remaining, and some of them may have wildly lower or higher cap hits than their total salary this season indicates. This top 50 only considers the current league year with the players’ 2024-25 combined base salary and signing bonuses listed. Here are the NHL’s highest-paid players for the 2024-25 season, with the cutoff point closest to the $10MM mark than ever before: Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs: $16.7MM Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche: $16.5MM Elias Pettersson, Canucks: $14.5MM William Nylander, Maple Leafs: $13.5MM Jake Guentzel, Lightning: $13.26MM Rasmus Dahlin, Sabres: $13MM David Pastrňák, Bruins: $13MM Dougie Hamilton, Devils: $12.6MM Seth Jones, Blackhawks: $12.5MM Alex Pietrangelo, Golden Knights: $12.5MM Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes: $12MM Aleksander Barkov, Panthers: $12MM Adam Fox, Rangers: $12MM Darnell Nurse, Oilers: $12MM Brayden Point, Lightning: $12MM Charlie McAvoy, Bruins: $11.5MM Zach Werenski, Blue Jackets: $11.5MM Pierre-Luc Dubois, Capitals: $11.25MM Roope Hintz, Stars: $11.25MM Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers: $11.25MM Timo Meier, Devils: $11.1MM Mikhail Sergachev, Utah: $11.05MM Drew Doughty, Kings: $11MM Miro Heiskanen, Stars: $11MM Erik Karlsson, Penguins: $11MM Dylan Larkin, Red Wings: $11MM Alex Ovechkin, Capitals: $11MM Sam Reinhart, Panthers: $11MM Mark Stone, Golden Knights: $11MM Jordan Kyrou, Blues: $10.9MM Robert Thomas, Blues: $10.9MM Cale Makar, Avalanche: $10.6MM Jonathan Huberdeau, Flames: $10.5MM Brady Tkachuk, Senators: $10.5MM Mika Zibanejad, Rangers: $10.5MM Tomáš Hertl, Golden Knights: $10.25MM Thomas Chabot, Senators: $10MM Jack Eichel, Golden Knights: $10MM Filip Forsberg, Predators: $10MM Connor Hellebuyck, Jets: $10MM Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: $10MM Elias Lindholm, Bruins: $10MM Connor McDavid, Oilers: $10MM Artemi Panarin, Rangers: $10MM Morgan Rielly, Maple Leafs: $10MM Mark Scheifele, Jets: $10MM Brady Skjei, Predators: $10MM Nick Suzuki, Canadiens: $10MM Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning: $10MM Cole Caufield, Canadiens: $9.975MM https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/08/nhls-top-50-highest-paid-players-for-2024-25.html#ref=home Remember when people said Dubois was better than Miller?? Good times. 1 1 Quote
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