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Ryan McDonagh
D · 
Tampa Bay Lightning · age 37
Top-Four D
- Trade value
- $1.9M
- Likely range
- −$6.8M to $13.8M, where his value lands 8 or more times in 10
- Overall
- 76, potential 76
- Player value
- $10.1M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $4.10M a year, 3 years left
- Next season
- 4.3 PS projected
- Role
- 2nd-pair D
- Style
- Shutdown Defenceman
- Awards
- 2x Champion 2020, 2021 · 2x All-Star 2016, 2017
Ryan McDonagh's trade value is $1.9M: what his projected play is worth beyond his contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real NHL trades.
Updated October 3, 2026.
Contract, season by season
| Season | Cap hit | Worth | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $4.1M | $6.0M | $3.1M |
| 2028 | $4.1M | $2.9M | $0.2M |
| 2029 | $4.1M | $0.8M | −$1.5M |
Projection
| Season | PS | 10–90% range | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 3.7 | 0.0 to 6.8 | 78% |
| 2028 | 1.8 | 0.0 to 5.9 | 42% |
| 2029 | 0.5 | 0.0 to 1.9 | 21% |
| 2030 | 0.4 | 0.0 to 2.2 | 12% |
| 2031 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 1% |
Trade value over time
What this model would have said at the end of each season, using only what was known then. Today's dollars; the open dot is now. It rises when he signs a new deal and drains as the deal runs out.
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