CashScore+
CashScore+
Find Players Who Punch Above Their Paycheck.
Find Players Who Punch Above Their Paycheck.
CashScore+
CashScore+
CashScore+
• Cap-Adjusted: Measures how much value a player provides relative to their salary, role, and position
• Context-Adjusted: Normalized for position, game situation, and age trends
• League-Scaled: Benchmarked against peers in similar roles
• Cap-Adjusted: Measures how much value a player provides relative to their salary, role, and position
• Context-Adjusted: Normalized for position, game situation, and age trends
• League-Scaled: Benchmarked against peers in similar roles
• Cap-Adjusted: Measures how much value a player provides relative to their salary, role, and position
• Context-Adjusted: Normalized for position, game situation, and age trends
• League-Scaled: Benchmarked against peers in similar roles
Young Guns: Big Impact
Young Guns: Big Impact
Key Findings from the Model
Key Findings from the Model
The Messy Middle
The Messy Middle
Key Findings from the Model
Key Findings from the Model
What does this mean?
This is a starting point. The model focuses on offensive impact, but there is more to build. A defensive lens is next, with an emphasis on evaluating defensive impact relative to salary cap hits and term.
For Young Guns, the insight is clear. If you can get meaningful contributions from players on their first contracts, you gain a significant cap advantage. The variability is high. Some players step in immediately, some take time in the AHL, and some never develop. The key is identifying who can deliver real value early in their careers to maximize their cap saving window.
For the Messy Middle, it is about finding value in limited roles. Some players exceed expectations in small minutes, while others struggle to make an impact. That is the challenge and the opportunity for front offices. Teams that get this right can create real efficiencies on the cap sheet. The truth is, every team has a contract with a player underperforming. Maximizing players in the 24–28 age range on under-market contracts creates coverage for those inefficiencies.
This is just the beginning. There is more to build, and I look forward to posting more as I learn and explore these questions.
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
This is a starting point. The model focuses on offensive impact, but there is more to build. A defensive lens is next, with an emphasis on evaluating defensive impact relative to salary cap hits and term.
For Young Guns, the insight is clear. If you can get meaningful contributions from players on their first contracts, you gain a significant cap advantage. The variability is high. Some players step in immediately, some take time in the AHL, and some never develop. The key is identifying who can deliver real value early in their careers to maximize their cap saving window.
For the Messy Middle, it is about finding value in limited roles. Some players exceed expectations in small minutes, while others struggle to make an impact. That is the challenge and the opportunity for front offices. Teams that get this right can create real efficiencies on the cap sheet. The truth is, every team has a contract with a player underperforming. Maximizing players in the 24–28 age range on under-market contracts creates coverage for those inefficiencies.
This is just the beginning. There is more to build, and I look forward to posting more as I learn and explore these questions.
This is a starting point. The model focuses on offensive impact, but there is more to build. A defensive lens is next, with an emphasis on evaluating defensive impact relative to salary cap hits and term.
For Young Guns, the insight is clear. If you can get meaningful contributions from players on their first contracts, you gain a significant cap advantage. The variability is high. Some players step in immediately, some take time in the AHL, and some never develop. The key is identifying who can deliver real value early in their careers to maximize their cap saving window.
For the Messy Middle, it is about finding value in limited roles. Some players exceed expectations in small minutes, while others struggle to make an impact. That is the challenge and the opportunity for front offices. Teams that get this right can create real efficiencies on the cap sheet. The truth is, every team has a contract with a player underperforming. Maximizing players in the 24–28 age range on under-market contracts creates coverage for those inefficiencies.
This is just the beginning. There is more to build, and I look forward to posting more as I learn and explore these questions.
FAQ
What is CashScore+?
CashScore+ is a proprietary efficiency metric that combines individual player impact, on-ice performance, and relative market value into a single, position-adjusted score. Please Note: This is a directional efficiency tool, not a final verdict on player value. It’s a way to surface hidden contributors and question assumptions.
Why isn’t my favorite player included?
This analysis focuses on players who have logged enough time on ice (TOI) to be fairly evaluated. Players with limited minutes may not appear, as the goal is to highlight impact in meaningful roles.
What does a CashScore+ of 110 mean?
CashScore+ is scaled to 100 as an average benchmark for a player in their role, with higher scores indicating stronger performance and efficiency. A score above 110 suggests a player is outperforming expectations; below 90 may indicate inefficiency or overpayment risk.
What is CashScore+?
CashScore+ is a proprietary efficiency metric that combines individual player impact, on-ice performance, and relative market value into a single, position-adjusted score. Please Note: This is a directional efficiency tool, not a final verdict on player value. It’s a way to surface hidden contributors and question assumptions.
Why isn’t my favorite player included?
This analysis focuses on players who have logged enough time on ice (TOI) to be fairly evaluated. Players with limited minutes may not appear, as the goal is to highlight impact in meaningful roles.
What does a CashScore+ of 110 mean?
CashScore+ is scaled to 100 as an average benchmark for a player in their role, with higher scores indicating stronger performance and efficiency. A score above 110 suggests a player is outperforming expectations; below 90 may indicate inefficiency or overpayment risk.
What is CashScore+?
CashScore+ is a proprietary efficiency metric that combines individual player impact, on-ice performance, and relative market value into a single, position-adjusted score. Please Note: This is a directional efficiency tool, not a final verdict on player value. It’s a way to surface hidden contributors and question assumptions.
Why isn’t my favorite player included?
This analysis focuses on players who have logged enough time on ice (TOI) to be fairly evaluated. Players with limited minutes may not appear, as the goal is to highlight impact in meaningful roles.
What does a CashScore+ of 110 mean?
CashScore+ is scaled to 100 as an average benchmark for a player in their role, with higher scores indicating stronger performance and efficiency. A score above 110 suggests a player is outperforming expectations; below 90 may indicate inefficiency or overpayment risk.
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MoneyPuck.com: For publicly available player and team performance data. Explore more at MoneyPuck.com.
PuckPedia.com: For player salary, contract details, and information used in developing salary efficiency insights. Visit PuckPedia.com for the most up-to-date NHL contract information.
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