Note: Reports prior to Sept 2023 were originally graded out of ten, and also included additional categories that have been merged into the current categories.
This likely results in the overall ratings prior to 2023 being decreased in comparison to reports since Sept 2023.For an `Apples to Apples` comparison between players, we recommend only comparing reports before, or after, Sept 2023.
Results will average out accordingly as more data is accumulated.
Events
Birthday: May 16, 1992
Height: 5' 10 | 180 cm
Weight: 194 lbs | 88 kg
Drafted: 7 overall, 2010 round 1 (
CAR)
Reports
Oct. 21, 2023 (Updated Oct. 23, 2023)
Contract: $72,000,000 over 8 years (Cap hit: $9,000,000)
Position scouted: Left Wing
Age when scouted: 31
Projection: Second Line
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Deserves credit for re-establishing himself as a high end point producer / goal scorer in (22/23).
His overall commitment, and results, improved exponentially and it wasn't just offense. His defensive detail, on and off the puck, went to another level (+15).
Compact frame but sturdy in traffic. Very quick catch and release. Snaps pucks on net from all angles. Elite shot.
Solid skater, but not a burner / speed threat off the rush in transition.
Reads the ice very well in the offensive zone. Speaks to his hockey sense how he finds quiet ice / gets open between the dots.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 24 | 22 | 46 | -2 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 15 | 39 |
| 2021-22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 33 | 30 | 63 | -14 | 42 |
- Compete/Consistency: 85
- Defensive Zone Starts: 75
- Hockey IQ: 85
- Offensive Zone Starts: 95
- Penalty Kill: 5
- Power Play: 98
- Physicality: 40
- Puck Moving/Passing: 82
- Shot: 96
- Skating: 84
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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