Numbers, please

A team-by-team breakdown of total average payrolls, using The Hockey News’ annual Bucks & Pucks feature as my source, for the 2006-07 season and, if applicable, each team’s best and worst investments.

Any complaints should be sent to each team's general manager, not me.

Anaheim Ducks
Total payroll: $41.8 million
Best: Francis Beauchemin, defense, $500,000
Worst: Todd Marchant, center, $2.52 million

Atlanta Thrashers
Total payroll: $40.5 million
Best: Kari Lehtonen, goalie, $1.85 million
Worst: Bobby Holik, center, $4.25 million

Boston Bruins
Total payroll: $46.8 million
Best: Brad Boyes, winger, $1.5 million
Worst: Phil Kessel, winger, $2.2 million

Buffalo Sabres
Total payroll: $43.9 million
Best: Brian Campbell, defense, $1.5 million
Worst: Tim Connolly, center, $2.9 million

Calgary Flames
Total payroll: $41.2 million
Best: Dion Phaneuf, defense, $785,300
Worst: Roman Hamrlik, defense, $3.5 million

Carolina Hurricanes
Total payroll: $40.2 million
Best: Cam Ward, goalie, $684,000
Worst: Bret Hedican, defense, $2.43 million

Chicago Blackhawks
Total payroll: $40.3 million
Best: none
Worst: Nikolai Khabibulin, goalie, $6.75 million

Colorado Avalanche
Total payroll: $43.9 million
Best: Marek Svatos, winger, $1.05 million
Worst: Patrice Brisebois, defense, $2.25 million

Columbus Blue Jackets
Total payroll: $42 million
Best: none
Worst: Sergei Fedorov, forward, $6.08 million

Dallas Stars
Total payroll: $42,4 million
Best: Matthew Barnaby, pest, $625,000
Worst: Eric Lindros, center, $2.5 million

Detroit Red Wings
Total payroll: $42.9 million
Best: Chris Chelios, defense, $1.15 million
Worst: Danny Markov, defense, $2.5 million

Edmonton Oilers
Total payroll: $39.2 million
Best: Raffi Torres, pest, $875,000
Worst: Daniel Tjarnqvist, defense, $1.63 million

Florida Panthers
Total payroll: $41.1 million
Best: Martin Gelinas, winger, $950,000
Worst: Ed Belfour, goalie, $2.48 million

Los Angeles Kings
Total payroll: $42.1 million
Best: Anze Kopitar, center, $955,900
Worst: Oleg Tverdosky, defense, $2.5 million

Minnesota Wild
Total payroll: $42.1 million
Best: none
Worst: Mark Parrish, winger, $2.65 million

Montreal Canadiens
Total payroll: $42 million
Best: Steve Begin, center, $1.06 million
Worst: Janne Niinimaa, defense, $2.47 million

Nashville Predators
Total payroll: $38.2 million
Best: Dan Hamhuis, defense, $984,000
Worst: J.P. Dumont, winger, $2.25 million

New Jersey Devils
Total payroll: $48.4 million
Best: Paul Martin, defense, $450,000
Worst: Colin White, defense, $3 million

New York Islanders
Total payroll: $41.9 million
Best: Jason Blake, pest, $1.59 million
Worst: Alexei Yashin, winger, $7.42 million

New York Rangers
Total payroll: $42.7 million
Best: Fedor Tyutin, defense, $987,500
Worst: Darius Kasparaitis, defense, $2.99 million

Ottawa Senators
Total payroll: $42.5 million
Best: Andrej Meszaros, defense, $984,200
Worst: Joe Corvo, defense, $2.63 million

Philadelphia Flyers
Total payroll: $43.9 million
Best: Mike Knuble, winger, $1.52 million
Worst: Derian Hatcher, defense, $3.5 million

Phoenix Coyotes
Total payroll: $43.2 million
Best: Keith Ballard, defense, $900,600
Worst: Ed Jovanovski, defense, $6.5 million

Pittsburgh Penguins
Total payroll: $33.2 million
Best: Sidney Crosby, center, $3.7 million
Worst: Jarrko Ruutu, winger, $1.15 million

St. Louis Blues
Total payroll: $38.5 million
Best: Dan Hinote, center, $1 million
Worst: Martin Rucinsky, winger, $2.38 million

San Jose Sharks
Total payroll: $43.4 million
Best: Milan Michalek, winger, $628,300
Worst: Scott Hannan, defense, $2.16 million

Tampa Bay Lightning
Total payroll: $41.7 million
Best: Ryan Craig, winger, $495,000
Worst: Brad Richards, center, $7.8 million

Toronto Maple Leafs
Total payroll: $43.3 million
Best: none
Worst: Hall Gill, defense, $2.08 million

Vancouver Canucks
Total payroll: $43.8 million
Best: Roberto Luongo, goalie, $6.75 million
Worst: Willie Mitchell, defense, $3.5 million

Washington Capitals
Total payroll: $30.9 million
Best: Alexander Ovechkin, winger, $3.83 million
Worst: Brian Pothier, defense, $2.5 million