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Nikolaj Ehlers
W · 
CAR · age 30
Top-Six Forward
- Trade value
- $20.0M
- Likely range
- −$6.2M to $50.9M, where his value lands 8 or more times in 10
- Overall
- 85, potential 85
- Player value
- $43.8M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $8.50M a year, 5 years left
- Next season
- 7.0 PS projected
- Role
- 1st-line W
- Style
- Offensive Dynamo
- Awards
- Champion 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers's trade value is $20.0M: what his projected play is worth beyond his contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real NHL trades.
Contract, season by season
| Season | Cap hit | Worth | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $8.5M | $12.2M | $6.2M |
| 2028 | $8.5M | $10.5M | $5.1M |
| 2029 | $8.5M | $9.3M | $4.5M |
| 2030 | $8.5M | $7.5M | $2.9M |
| 2031 | $8.5M | $6.5M | $2.2M |
Projection
| Season | PS | 10–90% range | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 6.4 | 3.1 to 9.6 | 97% |
| 2028 | 5.7 | 2.4 to 8.9 | 97% |
| 2029 | 5.1 | 1.7 to 9.0 | 90% |
| 2030 | 4.0 | 0.0 to 8.0 | 85% |
| 2031 | 3.5 | 0.0 to 7.3 | 81% |
More CAR
| Seth Jarvis | $50.5M |
| Jackson Blake | $40.9M |
| Sebastian Aho | $35.1M |
| Logan Stankoven | $34.8M |
| Andrei Svechnikov | $18.8M |
| K'Andre Miller | $12.3M |