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Juuse Saros
Nashville Predators · G · Age 31
-8
RoleROLE: Storm Cellar· SECONDARY ROLE: Workhorse Wall
Positive goals saved above expected behind a leaky defense — the reason the scoreboard stays respectable.
2025-26 regular season · all situations unless noted
Games
59
Goals saved above expected
-9.3
Save percentage
89.3
Goals against average
3.16
Games started
59
On the ice
5
His contract
-13
-8
Value Breakdown-8
NAV breakdown for Juuse Saros: values, pin and compare
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| Reading | Values | Pin |
|---|---|---|
| CAP | NAV: -13 Meaning: Contract surplus — the gap between market value and what the club pays, including team-control rights. | |
| HIST | NAV: 5 Meaning: Historical pedigree floor — a sourced peak-performance adjustment that protects an established player through a qualified down year without erasing contract value. | |
| Total | NAV: -8 Meaning: Combined value |
Contract
$7.7M × 7yr
Market AAV
$5.3M
$-2.5M
STRAND DNA
Juuse Saros player profile STRAND: values, pin and compare
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| Reading | Values | Pin |
|---|---|---|
| Offense: GSAX | Rating / 100: 16 Actual: -9.3 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Offense: SV% | Rating / 100: 42 Actual: 89.3 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Offense: HDSV | Rating / 100: 34 Actual: 80.2 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: WRKLD | Rating / 100: 97 Actual: 59 GP Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: BUSY | Rating / 100: 96 Actual: 28.8/gm Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: GAA | Rating / 100: 22 Actual: 3.16 Comparison: Unavailable |
HD Save%
80.2%
GSAx
-9.3
Big number = 0–100 rating vs the NHL field (100 = elite; 50 = league median). Small number = the actual stat. Blue = offensive traits, red = defensive traits — wave color marks the trait family, never good vs bad.
What does each trait mean?
GSAXGoals Saved Above Expected vs an average goalie
SV%Even-strength save percentage
HDSVHigh-danger save % — stopping the chances that matter most
WRKLDWorkload — games started
BUSYShot volume — shots faced per game
GAAGoals-against average (higher rating = lower GAA)
Percentile rank vs goalies, ≥20 GP, 2025-26
Season reference
- Projected season:
- 2026-27 · 0 GP observed
- Stats baseline:
- 2025-26 · completed
- Contracts:
- 2026-27
- Model:
- X-NAV 4.2
- Struck:
- 2026-09-12
- Valuation id:
- 8477424-2026-09-12-65d15c77f4e42dc0