Centres over 26 years old who scored more than 50 points last year:
- Sam Gagner - 650k
- Joe Thornton - 6.8m
- Jason Spezza - 7m
- Logan Couture - 6m
- Anze Kopitar - 10m
- Patrice Bergeron 6,8m
- David Krejci - 7.25m
- Derek Stepan - 6.5m
- Tyler Bozak - 4.2m
- Kyle Turris - 3.5m
- Ryan O'Reilly - 7.5m
- Ryan Kesler - 6.8m
- Marcus Johansson - 4.5m
- Jonathan Toews - 10.5m
- Mikko Koivu - 5.4m
- Nazem Kadri - 4.5m
- Eric Staal - 3.5m
- John Tavares - 6m
- Evgeni Malkin - 9.5m
- Nick Backstrom - 6.7m
- Sidney Crosby - 8.7m
Backlund's contract, after finishing 4th in selke voting and topping 50 points this last season is going to be starting at 5.5m.