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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

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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. 

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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. 

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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)

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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.

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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. 

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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.   

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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. 

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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 ?????

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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. 

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