NHL Value Model· 2025-26
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Colorado Avalanche

Roster
23
Cap committed
$96.1M
Cap space
$-0.6M
over cap
Surplus
+$7.4M
11 expiring
Next season space
$20.1M
Roster

Sorted by value delta

Most underpaid first. Re-sign signal blends delta, age, and years left to flag who to extend, monitor, or let walk.

Brent Burns
Brent Burns
D · age 41 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $1.0M · 0y left
+$3.6M
vs $4.6M
Priority Re-sign
Nick Blankenburg
Nick Blankenburg
D · age 28 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $0.8M · 0y left
+$3.1M
vs $3.9M
Priority Re-sign
Sam Malinski
Sam Malinski
D · age 28 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $1.4M · 0y left
+$3.0M
vs $4.4M
Extension Signed
Parker Kelly
Parker Kelly
C · age 27 · Middle-Six F · $1.1M · 2y left
+$2.7M
vs $3.8M
Locked In (Value)
Martin Necas
Martin Necas
C · age 27 · Elite · $6.5M · 0y left
+$2.3M
vs $8.8M
Extension Signed
Brett Kulak
Brett Kulak
D · age 32 · Bottom-Pair D · $2.8M · 0y left
+$1.3M
vs $4.1M
Priority Re-sign
Zakhar Bardakov
Zakhar Bardakov
C · age 25 · Bottom-Six F · $0.9M · 0y left
+$1.2M
vs $2.1M
Priority Re-sign
Joel Kiviranta
Joel Kiviranta
L · age 30 · Bottom-Six F · $1.3M · 0y left
+$1.1M
vs $2.3M
Priority Re-sign
Josh Manson
Josh Manson
D · age 35 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $4.5M · 0y left
+$1.1M
vs $5.6M
Extension Signed
Cale Makar
Cale Makar
D · age 28 · Top-Four D · $9.0M · 1y left
+$1.0M
vs $10.0M
Priority Re-sign
Jack Drury
Jack Drury
C · age 26 · Bottom-Six F · $1.7M · 0y left
+$0.8M
vs $2.6M
Fair Deal
Artturi Lehkonen
Artturi Lehkonen
L · age 31 · Middle-Six F · $4.5M · 1y left
−$0.2M
vs $4.3M
Fair Deal
Nathan MacKinnon
Nathan MacKinnon
C · age 31 · Elite · $12.6M · 5y left
−$0.5M
vs $12.1M
Fair Deal
Nicolas Roy
Nicolas Roy
C · age 29 · Bottom-Six F · $3.0M · 1y left
−$0.6M
vs $2.4M
Fair Deal
Nazem Kadri
Nazem Kadri
C · age 36 · Top-Line F · $7.0M · 3y left
−$1.5M
vs $5.5M
Monitor
Ross Colton
Ross Colton
C · age 30 · Bottom-Six F · $4.0M · 1y left
−$1.7M
vs $2.3M
Monitor
Valeri Nichushkin
Valeri Nichushkin
R · age 31 · Middle-Six F · $6.1M · 4y left
−$1.9M
vs $4.2M
Monitor
Brock Nelson
Brock Nelson
C · age 35 · Top-Line F · $7.5M · 2y left
−$2.0M
vs $5.5M
Monitor
Devon Toews
Devon Toews
D · age 32 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $7.3M · 5y left
−$2.2M
vs $5.0M
Monitor
Gabriel Landeskog
Gabriel Landeskog
L · age 34 · Middle-Six F · $7.0M · 3y left
−$3.1M
vs $3.9M
Buyout Candidate
Logan O'Connor
Logan O'Connor
R · age 30 · Bottom-Six F · $2.5M · 5y left
vs
Fair Deal
Jack Ahcan
Jack Ahcan
D · age 29 · Bottom-Pair D · $2.8M · 2y left
vs
Fair Deal
Alex Gagne
Alex Gagne
D · age 24 · Bottom-Pair D · $1.0M · 1y left
vs
Fair Deal
NHL VALUE MODEL

Predictions reflect what the market currently pays for similar production.

Entry-level deals show large positive deltas by CBA design. UFA and unsigned players have no delta. Stats are projected to 82-game pace.

Data: NHL API + PuckPediaModel: Comps-based weighted AAVLast refresh: Jun 5, 2026, 7:06 AM