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
+$4.7Munderpaidone-season rating
Produces like #64 of 118 priced defensemen on 2025-26 alone (one qualifying season), paid like the #137 — $0.9M.
market pays $5.7M at that rank vs $1.0M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #64 of 108
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
AAV $0.9M · 0.9% of cap at signing · $1.0M in 2026-27 dollars
Below the model’s value/AAV floor — not a headline bargain.