Biggest pay cuts?

[Orfieus]

Not including obvious retirements but if someone retired because they didn't get a contract that player should be counted.

For instance Eric Stall went from $8.25m AAV to $3.5m AAV for a $4.75m pay cut.

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[Albus Dumbledore]

Brian Campbell - 7.142 million a year to 2,250,000 million a year = 4.892 million difference

 

[iamjs]

Paul Kariya went from $10m to $1.2m in 2003-04 after the Ducks failed to give Kariya a QO.

Modano dropped from 9m to 4.5m after the 2004-05 lockout.

 

[Wild11MN]

Vanek just went 6.5M to 2.6M for a drop of 3.9M. Not quite as much as some of the others mentioned.

 

[Grant]

Not the biggest amount but one of the biggest percentage changes was Komisarek went from 4.3m cap hit to 700k

 

[Jeremy Hronek]

Dany Heately went from 7.5 m AAV to 1 m.

 

[BearishRiggs]

Brad Richards went from 9 million the year he was bought out by Rangers to 2 million with the Hawks. Actual salary, not AAV, which was a little more than 6 mil. Big drop off, but not much of a pay cut for him considering he's still getting paid by Rangers

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Jagr 8.36 - 3.3 million

 

[Alwalys]

Marleau is due for a sizeable paycut, but he wasn't overpaid to begin with so it won't be as egregious as some of these.

 

[Dishface]

Semin when from 7m to 1m AAV after his buyout.

P.S. Can't believe people are still spelling it Stall.

 

[PensPlz]

Schultz 3.6 to 1.4

 

[Oscar Acosta]

Not sure it is the biggest but Eric Lindros in his last few years. Given how much he donated to charity on his retirement he basically played the last 3 years of his career as a volunteer for the London Hospital.

 

[justonetime]

Mike Richards took a pretty significant pay cut last year when he signed with the Caps. Something like 7 million actual salary to under 1.

 

[tarheelhockey]

It wasn't a "pay cut" since it was part of the same contract, but Sergei Fedorov made $14M in 1999 and then $2M the following year. A $12M year-to-year dropoff.

 

[Analyst365]

The NHLPA is probably going to sniper me where I sit for saying this, but it's a bloody crime how NHL players make more and more the older and more useless they become. No way this happens in a lot of other sports. At least outside of North 'Merica.

Edit - despite these good examples to the contrary.

 

[Alwalys]

The NHLPA is probably going to sniper me where I sit for saying this, but it's a bloody crime how NHL players make more and more the older and more useless they become. No way this happens in a lot of other sports. At least outside of North 'Merica.

Edit - despite these good examples to the contrary.

That literally never happens.

 

[McDrailers]

The NHLPA is probably going to sniper me where I sit for saying this, but it's a bloody crime how NHL players make more and more the older and more useless they become. No way this happens in a lot of other sports. At least outside of North 'Merica.

Edit - despite these good examples to the contrary.

You should go take a look at the NBA contracts signed during the summer. It's the nature of sports.

I will add however the NHL does but a lot of value in experience and pedigree rather than skill. By this I mean if you're a sizeable guy and have had even limited success (clarkson)

 

[PaPaDee]

I think Gomez had a pretty big drop, but I believe he was also bought out.

 

[PaPaDee]

The NHLPA is probably going to sniper me where I sit for saying this, but it's a bloody crime how NHL players make more and more the older and more useless they become. No way this happens in a lot of other sports. At least outside of North 'Merica.

Edit - despite these good examples to the contrary.

I'd say the trend is going the other way in the NHL.

 

[Alwalys]

Seriously, show one contract that increases in cost as the years go on, for a player that has declined due to age. This literally does. Not. Happen.

 

[Free Edler]

Paul Kariya went from $10m to $1.2m in 2003-04 after the Ducks failed to give Kariya a QO.

The NHLPA was maaaaaaaad about both Kariya and Selanne taking pay cuts to join the Avs that one year.

 

[Alwalys]

The NHLPA was maaaaaaaad about both Kariya and Selanne taking pay cuts to join the Avs that one year.

And they should be, that was ********.

 

[pnep]

It wasn't a "pay cut" since it was part of the same contract, but Sergei Fedorov made $14M in 1999 and then $2M the following year. A $12M year-to-year dropoff.

Joe Sakic $15M year-to-year dropoff

 

[alko]

Is there any site, where can i see biggest season to season difference?

 

[Rufus]

Matt Carle went from $5.5 mil to league minimum