Who is the highest-paid NHL player, when will salary cap go up? Know players with highest salary
NHL player for now. He has left behind Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, who signed a $12.5 contract. Nathan MacKinnon has signed an eight-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. Meanwhile, a Toronto Maple Leafs player signed a $53 million deal to extend his earlier contract for another four years. When this deal comes into effect in 2022, his average league-high will be $13.25 million.
Highest-paid HL players for 2023-24:
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche: $12.6 million cap hit,
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers: $12.5 million.
Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers: $11,642,857.
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs: $11,640,250.
Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins, $11.5 million.
David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins, $11.25 million.
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings, $11 million.
John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs, $11 million.
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs, $10,903,000.
Jonathan Huberdeau, Calgary Flames, $10.5 million.
NHL Players with the highest salaries in 2023-24:
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche, $16.5 million
David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins, $13 million
Dougie Hamilton, New Jersey Devils, $12.6 million
Seth Jones, Chicago Blackhawks, $12.5 million
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, $12.5 million
Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild, $12.5 million
Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights, $12.3 million
Timo Meier, New Jersey Devils, $12 million
Adam Fox, New York Rangers, $12 million
Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets, $12 million
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers, $12 million
NHL Players’ salaries to go up further
The salary- cap will go up next season and with this, the income of NHL players will certainly increase. Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl holds a current average salary of $8.5 million. His contract will end in
