NHL Rank: From 1 to 100, who will be the best players in 2026-27?
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2026–27 · player profile

Aliaksei
Protas.

WSH· L· Shoots L· 6'6" / 250 lbs· Age 25· Vitebsk, BLR
Aliaksei Protas
GP
2
G
0
A
1
PTS
1
+/–
0
TOI/GP
—

Value Model

Edgework action value · 2025–26
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 works
Contract Surplus
+$4.0Munderpaidgrowth deal — priced on projectionone-season rating
Produces like #63 of 250 priced forwards on 2025-26 alone (one qualifying season), paid like the #205 — $3.4M (#199 restated).
market pays $8.0M at that rank vs $4.0M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #76 of 249
one-season rating — the blend rests on 2025-26 only (he qualified in one of the two blend seasons); wider uncertainty than a two-season read
priced on the trajectory: 2024-25 — → 2025-26 +0.45σ
AAV $3.4M · 4.0% of cap at signing · $4.0M in 2026-27 dollars
Net contribution
+2.2goals vs avg · 5v5+0.41net (σ)
#84 of 249 forwards
≈ ~0.4 wins vs positional average
5v5 zone-rate vs position peers
Season impact
+30.4
#76 of 249 forwards
total action value, all strengths
Offensive contribution
1.10
#77 of 249 forwards
Defensive contribution
0.02
#107 of 249 forwards
Shooting
0.82
Playmaking
0.27
Shot-blocking
0.10
RAPM net · 3-yr
+0.26

Positional Value

vs position peers
Projected · 2026-27Net Contribution
64thpercentile among
projected wingers
Rank 48 of 132 wingersproj +2
Data · NHL EDGE
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