NHL Value Model· 2025-26
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Pittsburgh Penguins

Roster
26
Cap committed
$86.2M
Cap space
$9.3M
available
Surplus
+$21.2M
17 expiring
Next season space
$35.8M
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.

Anthony Mantha
Anthony Mantha
R · age 32 · Top-Line F · $2.5M · 0y left
+$4.6M
vs $7.1M
Priority Re-sign
Ryan Shea
Ryan Shea
D · age 29 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $0.9M · 0y left
+$3.8M
vs $4.7M
Priority Re-sign
Parker Wotherspoon
Parker Wotherspoon
D · age 29 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $1.0M · 1y left
+$3.7M
vs $4.7M
Priority Re-sign
Ben Kindel
Ben Kindel
C · age 19 · Middle-Six F · $1.0M · 2y left
+$3.5M
vs $4.4M
Extension Now
Bryan Rust
Bryan Rust
R · age 34 · Top-Line F · $5.1M · 2y left
+$2.7M
vs $7.8M
Locked In (Value)
Connor Dewar
Connor Dewar
C · age 27 · Middle-Six F · $1.1M · 0y left
+$2.1M
vs $3.2M
Priority Re-sign
Justin Brazeau
Justin Brazeau
R · age 28 · Middle-Six F · $1.5M · 1y left
+$2.0M
vs $3.5M
Priority Re-sign
Egor Chinakhov
Egor Chinakhov
R · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $1.1M · 2y left
+$1.7M
vs $2.9M
Locked In (Value)
Ilya Solovyov
Ilya Solovyov
D · age 26 · Bottom-Pair D · $0.8M · 0y left
+$1.6M
vs $2.4M
Priority Re-sign
Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin
C · age 40 · Elite · $6.1M · 0y left
+$1.6M
vs $7.7M
Priority Re-sign
Rickard Rakell
Rickard Rakell
R · age 33 · Top-Line F · $5.0M · 2y left
+$1.5M
vs $6.5M
Locked In (Value)
Ville Koivunen
Ville Koivunen
R · age 23 · Bottom-Six F · $0.8M · 0y left
+$1.5M
vs $2.3M
Extension Now
Elmer Soderblom
Elmer Soderblom
L · age 25 · Bottom-Six F · $1.1M · 1y left
+$1.1M
vs $2.2M
Priority Re-sign
Jack St. Ivany
Jack St. Ivany
D · age 27 · Bottom-Pair D · $2.8M · 2y left
+$0.9M
vs $3.7M
Fair Deal
Noel Acciari
Noel Acciari
C · age 35 · Middle-Six F · $2.0M · 0y left
+$0.9M
vs $2.9M
Fair Deal
Blake Lizotte
Blake Lizotte
C · age 28 · Bottom-Six F · $1.9M · 0y left
+$0.9M
vs $2.7M
Extension Signed
Connor Clifton
Connor Clifton
D · age 31 · Bottom-Pair D · $3.3M · 0y left
+$0.7M
vs $4.1M
Fair Deal
Kris Letang
Kris Letang
D · age 39 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $6.1M · 2y left
+$0.1M
vs $6.2M
Fair Deal
Tommy Novak
Tommy Novak
C · age 29 · Middle-Six F · $3.5M · 1y left
−$0.2M
vs $3.3M
Fair Deal
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby
C · age 39 · Elite · $8.7M · 1y left
−$0.4M
vs $8.3M
Fair Deal
Samuel Girard
Samuel Girard
D · age 28 · Bottom-Pair D · $5.0M · 1y left
−$1.9M
vs $3.1M
Monitor
Ryan Graves
Ryan Graves
D · age 31 · Bottom-Pair D · $4.5M · 3y left
−$2.6M
vs $1.9M
Monitor
Erik Karlsson
Erik Karlsson
D · age 36 · Top-Four D · $11.5M · 1y left
−$3.8M
vs $7.7M
Star Re-sign
Kevin Hayes
Kevin Hayes
R · age 34 · Bottom-Six F · $7.1M · 0y left
−$4.7M
vs $2.5M
Let Walk
Filip Hallander
Filip Hallander
C · age 26 · Bottom-Six F · $0.8M · 1y left
vs
Fair Deal
Jake Livanavage
Jake Livanavage
D · age 22 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $1.0M · 3y 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