NHL Value Model· 2025-26
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New Jersey Devils

Roster
22
Cap committed
$88.2M
Cap space
$7.3M
available
Surplus
−$3.8M
13 expiring
Next season space
$12.4M
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.

Simon Nemec
Simon Nemec
D · age 22 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $0.9M · 0y left
+$3.1M
vs $4.0M
Extension Now
Connor Brown
Connor Brown
R · age 32 · Middle-Six F · $3.0M · 3y left
+$2.2M
vs $5.2M
Locked In (Value)
Evgenii Dadonov
Evgenii Dadonov
L · age 37 · Bottom-Six F · $1.0M · 0y left
+$1.5M
vs $2.5M
Priority Re-sign
Arseny Gritsyuk
Arseny Gritsyuk
R · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $0.9M · 0y left
+$1.5M
vs $2.4M
Priority Re-sign
Cody Glass
Cody Glass
C · age 27 · Middle-Six F · $2.5M · 1y left
+$1.3M
vs $3.8M
Priority Re-sign
Paul Cotter
Paul Cotter
L · age 27 · Bottom-Six F · $0.8M · 0y left
+$1.3M
vs $2.1M
Priority Re-sign
Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes
C · age 25 · Elite · $8.0M · 4y left
+$1.1M
vs $9.1M
Locked In (Value)
Stefan Noesen
Stefan Noesen
R · age 33 · Bottom-Six F · $2.8M · 1y left
+$1.0M
vs $3.8M
Priority Re-sign
Nick Bjugstad
Nick Bjugstad
C · age 34 · Bottom-Six F · $1.8M · 1y left
+$0.4M
vs $2.2M
Fair Deal
Maxim Tsyplakov
Maxim Tsyplakov
R · age 28 · Bottom-Six F · $2.3M · 1y left
+$0.2M
vs $2.5M
Fair Deal
Brenden Dillon
Brenden Dillon
D · age 36 · Bottom-Pair D · $4.0M · 1y left
−$0.3M
vs $3.7M
Fair Deal
Jonas Siegenthaler
Jonas Siegenthaler
D · age 29 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $3.4M · 2y left
−$0.4M
vs $3.0M
Fair Deal
Johnathan Kovacevic
Johnathan Kovacevic
D · age 29 · Bottom-Pair D · $4.0M · 4y left
−$0.4M
vs $3.6M
Fair Deal
Nico Hischier
Nico Hischier
C · age 27 · Top-Line F · $7.3M · 1y left
−$0.9M
vs $6.4M
Fair Deal
Dougie Hamilton
Dougie Hamilton
D · age 33 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $9.0M · 2y left
−$1.0M
vs $8.0M
Fair Deal
Dawson Mercer
Dawson Mercer
C · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $4.0M · 1y left
−$1.2M
vs $2.8M
Monitor
Luke Hughes
Luke Hughes
D · age 23 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $9.0M · 6y left
−$2.0M
vs $7.0M
Monitor
Jesper Bratt
Jesper Bratt
L · age 28 · Top-Line F · $7.9M · 5y left
−$2.0M
vs $5.9M
Monitor
Brett Pesce
Brett Pesce
D · age 32 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $5.5M · 4y left
−$2.3M
vs $3.2M
Monitor
Timo Meier
Timo Meier
R · age 30 · Middle-Six F · $8.8M · 5y left
−$7.2M
vs $1.6M
Buyout Candidate
Zack MacEwen
Zack MacEwen
R · age 30 · Bottom-Six F · $0.8M · 0y left
vs
Fair Deal
Dennis Cholowski
Dennis Cholowski
D · age 28 · Bottom-Pair D · $0.8M · 0y 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