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
+$1.4Munderpaidgrowth deal — priced on projection
Produces like #4 of 118 priced defensemen over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #2 — $11.0M (#3 restated).
market pays $14.4M at that rank vs $13.0M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #6 of 108
priced on the trajectory: 2024-25 +2.39σ → 2025-26 +1.61σ
AAV $11.0M · 13.2% of cap at signing · $13.0M in 2026-27 dollars