Boston Globe (Fluto Shinzawa):
With Mark Stuart in the fold (two years, $2.6 million), here is the current salary grid.
Forwards
Marc Savard, $5 million
Patrice Bergeron, $4.75 million
Glen Murray, $4.15 million
Marco Sturm, $3.5 million
Chuck Kobasew, $2.33 million
Phil Kessel, $2.2 million
Peter Schaefer, $2.1 million
P.J. Axelsson, $1.85 million
David Krejci, $883,000
Milan Lucic, $850,000
Vladimir Sobotka, $750,000
Shawn Thornton, $517,000
Jeremy Reich, $487,500
* Yet to sign: Petteri Nokelainen (RFA), Glen Metropolit (UFA).
* Blake Wheeler is scheduled to sign a two-year entry-level contract on or after July 1. Wheeler will earn a base salary of $875,000 and will also make an unspecified amount in bonuses.
Defensemen
Zdeno Chara, $7.5 million
Aaron Ward, $2.5 million
Andrew Ference, $1.4 million
Mark Stuart, $1.3 million
Andrew Alberts, $1.25 million
Shane Hnidy, $757,000
* Yet to sign: Dennis Wideman (RFA).
* Matt Lashoff and Matt Hunwick will contend for NHL jobs next year. But for this model, their salaries are not included.
Goalies
Manny Fernandez, $4.33 million
Tim Thomas, $1.1 million
* It’s a good bet that Alex Auld (UFA) will not re-sign. Tuukka Rask will most likely spend another season in Providence.
Current cap hit: $49,511,666
