Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Artemi Panarin are among the highest-paid players in the NHL based on annual salary.
His deal doesn’t take effect until 2023-24, though, meaning he will not take the top spot yet. The forward still has one year remaining on the seven-year, $44.1 million deal he signed with the franchise in 2016. He will earn $6.85 million in 2022-23 as the Avalanche attempt to earn a second straight Stanley Cup.
MacKinnon surpassed Connor McDavid’s league-high AAV with his new deal. The Edmonton Oilers superstar signed an eight-year, $100 million deal that took effect in 2018-19, giving him an AAV of $12.5 million.Since McDavid has to wait a year to become hockey’s top annual earner, here are the top 11 highest-paid players for the coming season listed by AAV (via
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