Aaron Ekblad
Florida Panthers · D · Age 30
C Underpaid by $863K a year
Cap hit vs expected
Cap hit $6.1M
Expected $7M
Production
| Season | GP | G | A | P | +/- | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 20:52 |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -5 | 22:29 |
Contract
- Cap hit
- $6.1M
- Type
- UFA
- Term
- 8 years
- Years remaining
- 7
- Expiry
- 2033
- Clauses
- NMC, M-NTC (16)
- Source
- Link
Summary
Aaron Ekblad grades C because his $6.1M cap hit understates what comparable D production earns ($7M).
Grade trend
Comparable contracts
- Noah Hanifin $7.4M C
- Colton Parayko $6.5M C
- Dylan Samberg $5.8M B
- Kaiden Guhle $5.6M B
- Shea Theodore $7.4M C