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
+$0.8Mmarket rate
Produces like #43 of 118 priced defensemen over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #56 — $6.3M (#62 restated).
market pays $7.6M at that rank vs $6.8M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #44 of 108
AAV $6.3M · 6.5% of cap at signing · $6.8M in 2026-27 dollars
extension signed: $12.5M × 6 from 2027-28 — the surplus above is measured against the 2026-27 hit he carries now.