10 Highest Paid NHL Players

10 Highest Paid NHL Players

The NHL will have seven players making $10 million or more next season, and four of these players will be making this amount of money for the first time this year. There are seven forwards, three defensemen and no goaltenders among the 10 highest-paid players for next year. Are these players worth the insane salaries their teams are paying them? Let's look at the NHL's 10 highest-paid players and determine if they are worth the money.

1) Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
Age: 27
NHL Salary for 2012-13 Season: $14 million
Position: Defenseman

2) Brad Richards, New York Rangers
Age: 32
Salary for 2012-13 Season: $12 million
Position: Forward

3) Tyler Myers, Buffalo Sabres
Age: 22
NHL Salary for 2012-13 Season: $12 million
Position: Defenseman

4) Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild
Age: 28
Salary for 2012-13 Season: $12 million
Position: Forward

5) Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild
Age: 27
NHL Salary for 2012-13 Season: $12 million
Position: Defenseman

6) Ilya Kovalchuk, New Jersey Devils
Age: 29
Salary for 2012-13 Season: $11 million
Position: Forward

7) Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning
Age: 32
NHL Salary for 2012-13 Season: $10 million
Position: Forward

8) Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 26
Salary for 2012-13 Season: $9 million
Position: Forward

9) Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Age: 26
NHL Salary for 2012-13 Season: $9 million
Position: Forward

10) Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes
Age: 27
Salary for 2012-13 Season: $8.5 million
Position: Forward

 

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