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
+$1.5Munderpaidgrowth deal — priced on projection
Produces like #8 of 118 priced defensemen over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #34 — $7.8M (#20 restated).
market pays $11.5M at that rank vs $10.0M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #25 of 108
priced on the trajectory: 2024-25 +2.17σ → 2025-26 +0.76σ
AAV $7.8M · 9.6% of cap at signing · $10.0M in 2026-27 dollars