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 #8 of 118 priced defensemen over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #20 — $8.6M (#19 restated).
market pays $11.5M at that rank vs $10.1M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #11 of 108
priced on the trajectory: 2024-25 +0.60σ → 2025-26 +1.42σ
AAV $8.6M · 9.7% of cap at signing · $10.1M in 2026-27 dollars