Question: who is the highest paid player in the nhl
Answer: Top 20 NHL salary - earners from 1989 -- 90 to 2007 -- 08 Rank Player name Salary ( USD ) Years active Jaromir Jagr $ 99,874,893 19 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2007 -- 08 ) ( 2011 - 12 - present ) Nicklas Lidstrom $ 94,065,000 19 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2011 - 12 ) Joe Sakic $ 87,174,047 20 ( 1988 -- 89 -- 2008 -- 09 ) Mats Sundin $ 74,042,632 18 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2008 -- 09 ) 5 Keith Tkachuk $ 73,848,674 17 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2009 - 10 ) 6 Rob Blake $ 73,067,982 19 ( 1989 -- 90 -- 2009 - 10 ) 7 Paul Kariya $ 70,686,100 14 ( 1994 -- 95 -- 2010 - 11 ) 8 Peter Forsberg $ 70,405,214 12 ( 1994 -- 95 -- 2007 -- 08 ) 9 Mike Modano $ 70,087,650 19 ( 19