1. Carey Price
Carey Price last played hockey during the 2021-22 NHL season when he started just five games. Over the course of the past few seasons Price has struggled with a knee injury and is not expected to play in the NHL again, he has been placed on long term injury reserve the last few seasons until his contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 NHL season.
While Price has never won the Stanley Cup, he is the most winningest goaltender in Montreal Canadiens history with 361 career wins. Price is also the first goaltender in NHL history to win the Ted Lindsay Award, William M. Jennings Trophy, Vezina Trophy and Hart Trophy all in the same season.
Each of the top five highest paid goaltenders deserve a spot on this list, but the real interesting angle might be different, the five highest valued contracts amonst goaltenders in the NHL, would these five be on the list?