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A week after the UFA frenzy, here are the highest cap hit for each team that has players counting for 5 million and plus in the cap count for 2007-08 season.

For those who don't know how the cap hits are calculated, it's by day, this even if the team is not playing.The number of days are determined in the lenght of the season.Last year, it was 187 days, which likely be the same this season. The count starts on the first day of the season and ends the last day. I'm listing below the players with the highest cap hit for each team and beside it, will be his cost for a day.

Eastern Conference

Atlanta Thrashers >>> Kovalchuk , 6,389,286 > 34,167.30
Hossa, Marian 6,000,000 >32,085.56
Boston Bruins Chara, Zedno 7,500,000 > 40,106.95
Savard, Marc 5,000,000 > 26,737.97
Buffalo Sabres Vanek, Thomas 7,142,857 > 38,197.10
Florida Panthers Vokoun, 5,700,000 >30,481.28
Jokinen 5,250,000 > 28,087.87
Montreal Canadiens Markov 5,750,000 > 30,748.66
Hamrlik 5,500,000 > 29,411.76
New Jersey Elias 6,000,000 > 32,085.56
Brodeur 5,200,000 > 27,807.49
NY Rangers Gomez 7,357,143 > 39,343.01
Drury 7,050,000 > 37,700.53
Ottawa Senators Redden 6,500,000 > 34,759.36
Philadelphia Flyers Briere 6,500,000 > 34,759.36
Timonen 6,333,333 > 33,868.09
Gagne 5,250,000 > 28,087.87
Pittsburgh Penguins Gonchar 5,000,000 > 26,737.97
Tampa Bay Lightning Richards 7,800,000 > 41,711.23
Lecavalier 6,875,000 > 36,764.70
St.Louis 5,250,000 > 28,087.87
Toronto Maple Leafs McCabe 5,750,000 > 30,748.66
Sundin 5,500,000 > 29,411.76
Kubina 5,000,000 > 26,737.97
Washington Capitals Kolzig 5,450,000 > 29,144.38

Western Conference

Anaheim Ducks S.Niedermeyer* >>> 6,750,000 > 36,096.26
Pronger 6,250,000 33,422.46
Giguere 6,000,000 32,085.56
Schneider 5,625,000 30,080.21
Calgary Flames Iginla 7,000,000 37,433.15
Tanguay 5,250,000 28,087.87
Chicago Black Hawks Khabibulin 6,750,000 36,096.26
Havlat 6,000,000 32,085.56
Colorado Avalanche Sakic 6,750,000 36,096.26
Smyth 6,250,000 33,422.46
Theodore 5,333,333 28,520.50
Colombus B Jackets Federov 6,080,000 32, 513.37
Dallas Turco 5,700,000 30,481.28
Detroit Lidstrom 7,600,000 40,641.71
Datsyuk 6,700,000 35,828.88
Rafalski 6,000,000 32,085.56
Los Angeles Blake 6,000,000 32,085.56
Minnesota Gaborik 6,333,333 33,868.09
Phoenix Jovanovski 6,500,000 34,759.36
San Jose Thornton 6,666,667 35,650.62
Nabokov 5,375,000 28,743.31
St-Louis Karyia 6,000,000 32,085.56
Vancouver Luongo 6,750,000 36,096.26
Naslund 6,000,000 32,085.56

*No news about Scott Niedermeyer officially retiring. If he does and the Ducks pay him the last two years of his salary,it will count in the Ducks cap count for both seasons. If he walks away and no money is paid out, the salary comes off the books. The Flyers are in a similar situation with Keith Primeau.