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
+$1.3Munderpaidgrowth deal — priced on projection
Produces like #22 of 118 priced defensemen over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #39 — $7.4M (#56 restated).
market pays $8.7M at that rank vs $7.4M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #24 of 108
priced on the trajectory: 2024-25 −0.22σ → 2025-26 +0.81σ
AAV $7.4M · 7.8% of cap at signing · $7.4M in 2026-27 dollars