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: Dec. 2, 1991
Height: 6' 0 | 185 cm
Weight: 192 lbs | 87 kg
Drafted: 157 overall, 2010 round 6 (
NYR)
Reports
Oct. 24, 2023 (Updated Oct. 26, 2023)
Contract: $4,800,000 over 2 years (Cap hit: $2,400,000)
Position scouted: Right Wing
Age when scouted: 31
Projection: Third Line
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Useful player in the middle of the lineup.
Very responsible defensively - ability to break up plays with active stick and anticipation - among first to be called upon in shorthanded situations
Utilized heavily in Neutral Zone face-off situations as his first-step allows him to get inside position on defenders to track and retrieve 50/50 pucks
Initiates contact. Battles. Provides secondary scoring.
Consistently averages around 14:00 TOI. Deployed at ES and PK.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 73 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 4 |
- Compete/Consistency: 80
- Defensive Zone Starts: 79
- Hockey IQ: 85
- Offensive Zone Starts: 69
- Penalty Kill: 84
- Power Play: 5
- Physicality: 79
- Puck Moving/Passing: 70
- Shot: 78
- Skating: 82
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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