NHL Rank: From 1 to 100, who will be the best players in 2026-27?
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2025–26 · player profile

Brock
Faber.

MIN· D· Shoots R· 6'1" / 200 lbs· Age 24· Maple Grove, Minnesota
Brock Faber
GP
80
G
15
A
36
PTS
51
+/–
+18
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
+$1.5Munderpaidgrowth deal — priced on projection
Produces like #12 of 118 priced defensemen over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #21 — $8.5M (#27 restated).
market pays $10.8M at that rank vs $9.3M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #7 of 108
priced on the trajectory: 2024-25 +0.09σ → 2025-26 +1.51σ
AAV $8.5M · 9.7% of cap at signing · $9.3M in 2026-27 dollars
Net contribution
+4.8goals vs avg · 5v5+1.11net (σ)
#12 of 108 defensemen
≈ ~0.8 wins vs positional average
5v5 zone-rate vs position peers
Season impact
+22.5
#7 of 108 defensemen
total action value, all strengths
Offensive contribution
0.47
#22 of 108 defensemen
Defensive contribution
0.15
#21 of 108 defensemen
Shooting
0.33
Playmaking
0.16
Shot-blocking
0.23
RAPM net · 3-yr
-0.24

Positional Value

vs position peers
Projected · 2026-27Net Contribution
78thpercentile among
projected defensemen
Rank 31 of 138 defensemenproj +2
Data · NHL EDGE
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