The Athletic released another great story today, which highlights each NHL team’s best value contract for the 2024–25 season
To determine the best value deals across the NHL, The Athletic 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 San Jose Sharks, they didn't necessarily name a player that is the top performer. A player that they did mention was former Shark Jake Walman, who was traded just before the deadline.
The Athletic did explain why this was the case in their blurb about their decision.
"Jake Walman (excellent top-pairing results for just $3.4 million AAV), Mikael Granlund (45 points in 52 games for San Jose at $5 million) and Fabian Zetterlund (17 goals in 64 games at $1.45 million) provided excellent bang for the buck, but they were each sold for strong returns at the deadline, so they didn’t qualify for this list.
Macklin Celebrini, William Eklund and Will Smith were key drivers for the Sharks’ top six on their ELCs."
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