Birthday: Feb. 21, 1989
Height: 6' 0 | 185 cm
Weight: 225 lbs | 102 kg
Drafted: 18 overall, 2007 round 1 (
STL)
Contract: $3,000,000 over 1 year (Cap hit: $3,000,000)
Competitive veteran who is entering the back side of his career
Works - bodies up - willing to block shots - provides some depth scoring - best described as a '2-way / defensive leaning' #5D at this stage of his career
Brings character and leadership
Average plus skater Low risk - rarely rushes the puck on his own - prefers to keep the play in front of him and not get caught up ice - Averaged 19:23 TOI last season in Tampa - all at ES and PK - 117 hits - 123 shot blocks
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 78 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 61 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 75 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 83 |
- Compete/Consistency: 82
- Defensive Zone Starts: 75
- Hockey IQ: 84
- Offensive Zone Starts: 64
- Penalty Kill: 79
- Power Play: 0
- Physicality: 77
- Puck Moving/Passing: 72
- Shot: 66
- Skating: 72
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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