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
+$1.5Munderpaidgrowth 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