The Athletic released another great story today, this time highlighting each NHL team’s best value contract for the 2024–25 season.
To determine the best value deals, they used a Net Rating Model created by Dom Luszczyszyn. The model “weighs factors such as point production, play-driving, defensive impact, penalties drawn, blocked shots, faceoffs, penalty-kill impact and more. That impact is then translated to a market value — what that player’s contributions should be worth — and that market value is compared to their actual cap hit.”
For the Columbus Blue Jackets, there were a few names that stood out when it came to value, but the top performer was Kirill Marchenko.
Marchenko finished with a net rating of +16. He was followed by Sean Monahan (+19), Kent Johnson (+8), Zach Werenski (+21), and James van Riemsdyk (-1).
The Athletic also included a breakdown of why Marchenko topped the list:
"The Blue Jackets are in an enviable position, as their top four bang-for-buck players all have multiple years remaining on their current contracts.
Kirill Marchenko and Sean Monahan were one of the most lethal first-line duos in the NHL. Marchenko scored 74 points at under $4 million, Monahan eclipsed the point-per-game mark for just $5.5 million, and the Blue Jackets controlled a dominant 57 percent of expected goals and a whopping plus-26 goal differential during their five-on-five minutes together."
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