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Originally Posted by nik-
He's at just over 100 million career earnings which is salary plus signing bonuses before this buyout. He'll be at 121.5 after this buyout ... before he signs his next contract. So he's just behind Jaromir Jagr in total money. Jagr is ahead in "career earnings" because it doesn't appear the signing bonuses are calculated in there, but Jagr never really cashed in on signing bonuses in his time. He has a total of $700k on the books from them. His contract for next year is 3.5
So a total of 125.5 million total earnings so far for Jagr, and his last year for sure is coming up, so that's likely the final tally. Richards has an entire new contract to close a 4 million dollar gap. Someone will sign him to a deal that lets him break it in one year. For another reference, Ovechkin's comedic deal will put him at $136.9 million when he hits 35, assuming he plays the entire thing (and why wouldn't he, he's getting 10 mil a year for the next seven years)
Ladies and gentlemen, the highest paid player in NHL history. Brad Richards.
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That's messed up. Damn good player for a while, but never "elite".
Won the Conn Smythe (blech) and Lady Byng in 2004, but never any other major individual awards. Except the $$$ award, of course.