| Other seasons
|
1996-97
| Player |
Compensation |
| Pat Verbeek |
$3,000,000 |
| Mike Modano |
$2,921,900 |
| Joe Nieuwendyk |
$2,000,000 |
| Sergei Zubov |
$1,625,000 |
| Benoit Hogue |
$1,250,000 |
| Darryl Sydor |
$1,200,000 |
| Derian Hatcher |
$1,100,000 |
| Bob Bassen |
$1,000,000 |
| Neal Broten |
$950,206 |
| Greg Adams |
$850,000 |
| Andy Moog |
$850,000 |
| Guy Carbonneau |
$800,000 |
| Todd Harvey |
$800,000 |
| Richard Matvichuk |
$721,299 |
| Craig Ludwig |
$700,000 |
| Dave Reid |
$700,000 |
| Grant Ledyard |
$625,000 |
| Brent Gilchrist |
$500,000 |
| Jere Lehtinen |
$450,000 |
| Bill Huard |
$400,000 |
| Arturs Irbe |
$400,000 |
| Dan Keczmer |
$400,000 |
| Patrick Cote |
$350,000 |
| Mike Lalor |
$312,500 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner |
$300,000 |
| Mike Kennedy |
$291,500 |
| Grant Marshall |
$275,000 |
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