By no means do I believe this to the best way of measuring the leagues underachievers, but I thought it might be interesting to list the top 10 most expensive (non-injured) NHLers not named to this years NHL All Star game.
Jaromir Jagr NYR ~ 8,360,000
Brad Richards TB ~ 7,800,000
Mats Sundin TOR ~ 7,600,000
Alexei Yashin NYI ~ 7,600,000
Patrik Elias NJ ~ 7,500,000
Bryan McCabe TOR ~ 7,150,000
Ed Jovanovski PHO ~ 7,000,000
Nikolai Khabibulin CHI ~ 6,750,000
Wade Redden OTT ~ 6,500,000
Sergei Federov CMB ~ 6,080,000
Brad Richards TB ~ 7,800,000
Mats Sundin TOR ~ 7,600,000
Alexei Yashin NYI ~ 7,600,000
Patrik Elias NJ ~ 7,500,000
Bryan McCabe TOR ~ 7,150,000
Ed Jovanovski PHO ~ 7,000,000
Nikolai Khabibulin CHI ~ 6,750,000
Wade Redden OTT ~ 6,500,000
Sergei Federov CMB ~ 6,080,000
Interesting observations?
7 of the top 10 play on Eastern Conference teams, including the top 6 in a row.
6 forwards make the list, along with 3 defenders and 1 goaltender.
6 are European, vs 4 North Americans.
Only the Toronto Maple Leafs are represented twice in this list.
Guh!
