2026 Offseason Contract Projections are LIVE!

AFP Analytics is pleased to release prospect rankings/tiers for the second consecutive season and fifth overall. We continue to make tweaks to how we come to these results. The Model Our model is ultimately a regression model that seeks to predict how likely it is a player plays 200 games. This year there were some behind the scenes tweaks that we’re going to see how they play out before discussing further. The goal is to better credit players, mainly those playing in Euro

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For hockey teams, properly managing their young players is critical to long-term sustained success. It is rare to see top players changing teams in their prime years. Drafting, developing, and signing core players to long-term contracts is the best way for teams to have sustained success. As teams develop their prospects and they show signs of being ready to contribute to the NHL roster, there are two critical decision points teams are faced with when dealing with players si