Salary Efficiency
Player value and contract efficiency
Total Players
0
With salary data
Elite Value
0
Top 10% value
Avg Value
0.0
League average
Best Team
N/A
Highest avg value
Team Value Rankings
| Rank | Team | Players | Avg Value | Elite Value | Overpaid | Total Salary |
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Methodology
Surplus Value Model: Instead of raw production/salary ratios (which over-reward entry-level contracts), we measure how much a player produces above or below what their salary level historically delivers. A player on a $12M deal who outproduces the typical $12M player is elite value — same as a rookie outproducing their salary band.
Historical Baseline: Expected production is derived from 5 seasons of league-wide data. All salaries are normalized to cap percentage so a $10M deal under an $81.5M cap is comparable to $10M under a $95M cap. Bins use the 40th percentile (not median) as “expected” — slightly forgiving so only clearly underperforming players get flagged.
Value Score: (Actual per-game production − Expected per-game production) × games-played weight. Positive = outperforming salary, negative = underperforming.
Value Tiers: Elite Value (90th+ percentile), Good Value (70-90th), Fair Value (30-70th), Overpaid (10-30th), Significantly Overpaid (<10th) — ranked within position group.
Minimum Threshold: 20 games for skaters, 10 games for goalies.