NHL Value Model· 2025-26
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New York Islanders

Roster
22
Cap committed
$88.9M
Cap space
$6.6M
available
Surplus
+$2.6M
11 expiring
Next season space
$25.3M
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.

Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer
D · age 19 · Top-Four D · $1.0M · 2y left
+$7.2M
vs $8.1M
Extension Now
Tony DeAngelo
Tony DeAngelo
D · age 31 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $1.8M · 0y left
+$3.6M
vs $5.4M
Priority Re-sign
Max Shabanov
Max Shabanov
R · age 26 · Middle-Six F · $1.1M · 2y left
+$2.7M
vs $3.8M
Locked In (Value)
Emil Heineman
Emil Heineman
L · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $1.1M · 1y left
+$2.7M
vs $3.8M
Priority Re-sign
Adam Boqvist
Adam Boqvist
D · age 26 · Bottom-Pair D · $0.8M · 0y left
+$1.5M
vs $2.4M
Priority Re-sign
Marc Gatcomb
Marc Gatcomb
C · age 27 · Bottom-Six F · $0.9M · 0y left
+$1.4M
vs $2.3M
Priority Re-sign
Kyle MacLean
Kyle MacLean
C · age 27 · Bottom-Six F · $0.8M · 1y left
+$1.2M
vs $2.0M
Priority Re-sign
Kyle Palmieri
Kyle Palmieri
C · age 35 · Top-Line F · $4.8M · 1y left
+$0.9M
vs $5.6M
Fair Deal
Carson Soucy
Carson Soucy
D · age 32 · Bottom-Pair D · $3.3M · 0y left
+$0.5M
vs $3.8M
Fair Deal
Anthony Duclair
Anthony Duclair
L · age 31 · Middle-Six F · $3.5M · 2y left
+$0.3M
vs $3.8M
Fair Deal
Casey Cizikas
Casey Cizikas
C · age 35 · Bottom-Six F · $2.5M · 1y left
−$0.1M
vs $2.4M
Fair Deal
Scott Mayfield
Scott Mayfield
D · age 34 · Bottom-Pair D · $3.5M · 4y left
−$0.2M
vs $3.3M
Fair Deal
Ryan Pulock
Ryan Pulock
D · age 32 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $6.2M · 4y left
−$0.6M
vs $5.5M
Fair Deal
Simon Holmstrom
Simon Holmstrom
R · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $3.6M · 1y left
−$0.7M
vs $3.0M
Fair Deal
Adam Pelech
Adam Pelech
D · age 32 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $5.8M · 3y left
−$1.1M
vs $4.7M
Monitor
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
C · age 34 · Middle-Six F · $5.0M · 0y left
−$1.3M
vs $3.7M
Extension Signed
Bo Horvat
Bo Horvat
C · age 31 · Top-Line F · $8.5M · 5y left
−$2.4M
vs $6.1M
Monitor
Anders Lee
Anders Lee
L · age 36 · Middle-Six F · $7.0M · 0y left
−$3.0M
vs $4.0M
Let Walk
Mathew Barzal
Mathew Barzal
C · age 29 · Top-Line F · $9.2M · 5y left
−$3.3M
vs $5.8M
Monitor
Ondrej Palat
Ondrej Palat
L · age 35 · Bottom-Six F · $6.0M · 1y left
−$3.3M
vs $2.7M
Let Walk
Brayden Schenn
Brayden Schenn
C · age 35 · Middle-Six F · $6.5M · 2y left
−$3.4M
vs $3.1M
Monitor
Alexander Romanov
Alexander Romanov
D · age 26 · Bottom-Pair D · $6.3M · 7y 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