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
+$0.3Mmarket ratestructural — entry-levelone-season rating
Produces like #112 of 118 priced defensemen on 2025-26 alone (one qualifying season), paid like the #135 — $1.0M (#133 restated).
market pays $1.5M at that rank vs $1.2M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #104 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 $1.0M · 1.1% of cap at signing · $1.2M in 2026-27 dollars