National Hockey League players are paid handsomely, and the Montreal Canadiens’ roster is no exception.
The team’s best and highest paid player is goaltender Carey Price, whose $15 million salary in 2018-19 ranks only behind Toronto’s John Tavares ($15.9 million) in the entire league. The former Hart Trophy winner will make more than double any of his Habs teammates this season.
Price, who carries just a $10.5 million cap hit, is beginning the first year of an eight-year, $84 million contract extension.
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Well below Price in terms of salary this season is new captain Shea Weber, whose pay ($6 million) is actually lower than his cap hit of $7.86 million.
While Price and Weber being at the top of the table makes sense, there are plenty of other players whose salary doesn’t match up with their production.
The team’s third-highest paid player, Karl Alzner, has already been a healthy scratch this season for instance. He will make $6 million this season.
Meanwhile, Montreal’s leading scorer from last year, Brendan Gallagher, is a bargain making just $3 million.
Here’s the full roster, including injured players, sorted by 2018-19 salary:
Name | Position | Cap hit | Salary |
Carey Price | Goaltender | $10.5 million | $15 million |
Shea Weber | Defenceman | $7.86 million | $6 million |
Karl Alzner | Defenceman | $4.63 million | $6 million |
Jonathan Drouin | Forward | $5.5 million | $5.5 million |
Jeff Petry | Defenceman | $5.5 million | $5 million |
Tomas Tatar | Forward | $4.8 million | $4.98 million |
Andrew Shaw | Forward | $3.9 million | $4 million |
Max Domi | Forward | $3.15 million | $3.15 million |
Brendan Gallagher | Forward | $3.75 million | $3 million |
Phillip Danault | Forward | $3.08 million | $3 million |
Tomas Plekanec | Forward | $2.25 million | $2.25 million |
David Schlemko | Defenceman | $2.1 million | $1.85 million |
Joel Armia | Forward | $1.85 million | $1.85 million |
Matthew Peca | Forward | $1.3 million | $1.3 million |
Jordie Benn | Defenceman | $1.1 million | $1.1 million |
Paul Byron | Forward | $1.17 million | $1 million |
Nicolas Deslauriers | Forward | $950,000 | $950,000 |
Antti Niemi | Goaltender | $950,000 | $950,000 |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Forward | $925,000 | $925,000 |
Artturi Lehkonen | Forward | $839,166 | $925,000 |
Jacob De La Rose | Forward | $900,000 | $850,000 |
Noah Juulsen | Defenceman | $863,333 | $832,500 |
Nikita Scherbak | Forward | $863,333 | $832,500 |
Mike Reilly | Defenceman | $725,000 | $775,000 |
Victor Mete | Defenceman | $748,333 | $742,500 |
Xavier Ouellet | Defenceman | $700,000 | $700,000 |
Charles Hudon | Forward | $650,000 | $650,000 |