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Natalie Buchbinder
D · 
MIN · age 27
Top-Four D
- Trade value
- $15K
- Likely range
- −$50K to $106K half the time, −$50K to $161K 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 62, potential 78
- Player value
- $181K over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $62K a year, 1 year left
- Next season
- 1.5 PS projected
- Role
- 2nd-pair D
- Style
- Shutdown Defenceman
- Awards
- 2x Champion 2024, 2025
Natalie Buchbinder's trade value is $15K: what her projected play is worth beyond her contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real PWHL trades.
Updated October 26, 2026.
Contract, season by season
| Season | Cap hit | Worth | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $62K | $39K | −$4K |
2027 cap dollars. Surplus = worth minus her cap hit.
Projection
| Season | PS | 10–90% range | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1.2 | 0.0 to 3.2 | 49% |
| 2028 | 0.7 | 0.0 to 2.6 | 22% |
| 2029 | 0.5 | 0.0 to 2.2 | 18% |
| 2030 | 0.5 | 0.0 to 1.4 | 16% |
| 2031 | 0.6 | 0.0 to 3.7 | 20% |
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 she signs a new deal and drains as the deal runs out.
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