Below is an updated list of Canadiens contract information. It contains updated figures and lengths for all Canadiens players (roster players). All figures
are averaged over the length of the deal, which was agreed to in the new CBA. The contracts listed do not include signing bonuses or any other type of bonuses. The 2006-2007 NHL salary cap is $44,000,000.
Players | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
Bouillon, Francis | 600,000 | 1,875,000 | 1,875,000 | 1,875,000 | |
J.P. Cote | 495,000 | RFA | |||
Dandenault, Mathieu | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | UFA |
Komisarek, Mike | 858,800 | 946,827 | RFA | ||
Markov, Andreï | 1,500,000 | 2,000,000 | UFA | ||
Rivet, Craig | 2,280,000 | 2,470,000 | UFA | ||
Souray, Sheldon | 2,128,000 | 2,432,000 | UFA | ||
Streit, Mark | 450,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | UFA | |
Begin, Steve | 608,000 | 1,033,000 | 1,033,000 | 1,033,000 | UFA |
Bonk, Radek | 2,394,000 | 2,394,000 | UFA | ||
Downey, Aaron | 450,000 | 475,000 | UFA | ||
Ferland, Jonathan | 450,000 | RFA | |||
Higgins, Chris | ? | 672,980 | RFA | ||
Johnson, Mike | 1,900,000 | UFA | |||
Koivu, Saku | 3,420,000 | 4,750,000 | 4,750,000 | 4,750,000 | UFA |
Kostitsyn, Andrei | 801,800 | RFA | |||
Kovalev, Alex | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | UFA |
Lapierre, Maxim | 562,500 | RFA | |||
Murray, Garth | ? | 575,000 | 575,00 | UFA | |
Perezhogin, Alex | 710,600 | 627,000 | RFA | ||
Plekanec, Tomas | 450,000 | 450,000 | RFA | ||
Ribeiro, Mike | 1,178,000 | 1,900,000 | RFA | ||
Ryder, Michael | 1,000,000 | 2,200,000 | RFA | ||
Samsonov, Sergei | 3,525,000 | 3,525,000 | UFA | ||
Aebischer, David | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | UFA | ||
Danis, Yann | 543,400 | RFA | |||
Huet, Cristobal | 3,525,000 | 3,525,000 | UFA | ||
Habs Players Payroll | 31,541,400 | 45,303,107* | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | |
Salary Cap | 39,000,000 | 44,000,000 |
* This cap total is for 27 players, only 23 will be with the team at any time
and count against the cap.