Zeev Buium

D · VAN · age 20

Trade value: $8.0M
Likely range: −$26.4M to $41.9M, where his value lands 8 or more times in 10
Overall: 53, potential 68
Player value: $25.5M over the next five seasons, contract aside
Contract: $0.97M a year, 9 years left
Next season: 3.0 PS projected
Role: 2nd-pair D
Style: Offensive Defenceman

Zeev Buium's trade value is $8.0M: 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	$1.0M	$4.1M	$3.5M
2028	$9.4M	$4.8M	−$1.2M
2029	$9.4M	$5.5M	$0.1M
2030	$9.4M	$6.2M	$1.2M
2031	$9.4M	$6.5M	$1.7M
2032	$9.4M	$6.3M	$1.8M
2033	$9.4M	$5.7M	$1.5M
2034	$9.4M	$4.9M	$0.8M

First 8 of his 9 seasons shown; the value counts them all.

Season	PS	10–90% range	Plays
2027	2.7	0.0 to 5.9	98%
2028	3.3	0.0 to 6.6	93%
2029	3.7	0.0 to 7.4	90%
2030	4.1	0.1 to 7.3	93%
2031	4.2	0.0 to 8.1	87%