Forwards	Pos.	2008-09	% of payroll	$ per game
Alexander Ovechkin	LW	$9,538,462	15.603%	$116,322.71
Michael Nylander	C	$4,875,000	7.975%	$59,451.22
Alexander Semin	LW	$4,600,000	7.525%	$56,097.56
Sergei Fedorov	C	$4,000,000	6.543%	$48,780.49
Chris Clark	RW	$2,633,333	4.308%	$32,113.82
Viktor Kozlov	C	$2,500,000	4.090%	$30,487.80
Nicklas Backstrom	C	$2,400,000	3.926%	$29,268.29
Brooks Laich	C	$2,066,667	3.381%	$25,203.26
Donald Brashear	LW	$1,200,000	1.963%	$14,634.15
Matt Bradley	RW	$1,000,000	1.636%	$12,195.12
Eric Fehr	RW	$735,000	1.202%	$8,963.41
Tomas Fleischmann	LW	$725,000	1.186%	$8,841.46
Boyd Gordon	RW	$725,000	1.186%	$8,841.46
David Steckel	C	$512,500	0.838%	$6,250.00
Keith Aucoin	RW	$487,500	0.797%	$5,945.12
Quintin Laing	LW	$487,500	0.797%	$5,945.12
Defense	Pos.	2008-09	% of payroll	$ per game
Mike Green	D	$5,250,000	8.588%	$64,024.39
Tom Poti	D	$3,500,000	5.725%	$42,682.93
Brian Pothier	D	$2,500,000	4.090%	$30,487.80
Shaone Morrisonn	D	$1,975,000	3.231%	$24,085.37
Karl Alzner	D	$1,675,000	2.740%	$20,426.83
Milan Jurcina	D	$881,250	1.442%	$10,746.95
Jeff Schultz	D	$763,889	1.250%	$9,315.72
John Erskine	D	$537,500	0.879%	$6,554.88
Goalies	Pos.	2008-09	% of payroll	$ per game
Jose Theodore	G	$4,500,000	7.361%	$54,878.05
Brent Johnson	G	$812,500	1.329%	$9,908.54
Buyout	Pos.	2008-09	% of payroll	$ per game
Ben Clymer	RW	$250,000	0.409%	$3,048.78
Salary Cap Payroll		$61,131,101
Available Cap Space		-$4,431,101

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