Prices
established production (two seasons)at the market’s own pay curve, in today’s cap dollars — not term, growth, aging, or negotiation.
How this worksContract Surplus
+$1.3Munderpaidone-season rating
Produces like #16 of 118 priced defensemen on 2024-25 alone (one qualifying season), paid like the #42 — $7.3M (#34 restated).
market pays $9.9M at that rank vs $8.6M in 2026-27 dollars
one-season rating — the blend rests on 2024-25 only (he qualified in one of the two blend seasons); wider uncertainty than a two-season read
AAV $7.3M · 8.7% of cap at signing · $8.6M in 2026-27 dollars