Dewar, though his offensive ceiling is infinitely smaller than what he's done defensively at this point in his career, has shown enough promise through a double-digit goal season in his second campaign that he's worth a slight overpayment. On defense, he's already shown that he's an elite shutdown player at both five on five and on the penalty kill. Considering that he's already surpassed Aston-Reese's career-high in points, I would assume he gets paid more than Aston-Reese's age-24 contract extension. At the same time, his offensive ceiling doesn't match that of Trenin, and he will be paid less simply by being a less physical, smaller player. With those in mind, I would anticipate that Dewar gets a two-year deal at around $1.4 million AAV, which would tie-up 1.59% of the 2024-25 salary cap. After recovering from surgery this offseason, he will be a staple in the team's bottom-six.
