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Payroll History
NOTE: Click the season for annual player salaries.| SEASON | PAYROLL | CAP | TOP SALARY | |
| 2006-07 | 45,200,000 | 44,000,000 | Nicklas Lidstrom | 7,600,000 |
| 2005-06 | 39,400,000 | 39,000,000 | Nicklas Lidstrom | 7,600,000 |
| 2004-05 | * 57,078,000 | None | Nicklas Lidstrom | 10,000,000 |
| 2003-04 | 78,881,286 | None | Nicklas Lidstrom | 10,000,000 |
| 2002-03 | 72,285,506 | None | Nicklas Lidstrom | 10,500,000 |
| 2001-02 | 65,983,750 | None | Nicklas Lidstrom | 8,500,000 |
| 2000-01 | 55,207,500 | None | Steve Yzerman | 8,000,000 |
| 1999-00 | 49,295,849 | None | Yzerman/Lidstrom | 6,000,000 |
| 1998-99 | 47,084,000 | None | Steve Yzerman | 4,800,000 |
| 1997-98 | 58,997,000 | None | Sergei Fedorov | 28,000,000 |
| 1996-97 | 33,681,640 | None | Sergei Fedorov | 4,300,000 |
| 1995-96 | 30,712,600 | None | Sergei Fedorov | 4,162,000 |
| 1994-95 | ** 21,209,032 | None | Steve Yzerman | 3,190,470 |
| 1993-94 | 15,187,911 | None | Steve Yzerman | 3,214,520 |
| 1992-93 | 11,330,000 | None | Steve Yzerman | 1,500,000 |
| 1991-92 | 8,695,000 | None | Steve Yzerman | 1,400,000 |
| 1990-91 | 6,905,233 | None | Steve Yzerman | 1,300,000 |
| 1989-90 | 6,034,926 | None | Steve Yzerman | 700,000 |
* Lockout (no salaries paid)
** Lockout (partial salaries paid)
Data compiled from a variety of media sources. HockeyZonePlus.com is the source for most salaries from the early 1990s. Total payroll totals can vary depending on trades, call-ups and injuries.
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