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
+$2.5Munderpaidgrowth deal — priced on projection
Produces like #6 of 118 priced defensemen over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #30 — $8.1M (#25 restated).
market pays $12.0M at that rank vs $9.5M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #19 of 108
priced on the trajectory: 2024-25 +1.69σ → 2025-26 +1.18σ
AAV $8.1M · 9.6% of cap at signing · $9.5M in 2026-27 dollars