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Events
Birthday: Apr. 23, 1988
Height: 6' 2 | 188 cm
Weight: 236 lbs | 107 kg
Drafted: 161 overall, 2007 round 6 (
PHI)
Reports
Jan. 27, 2024 (Updated Feb. 6, 2024)
Contract: $2,000,000 over 2 years (Cap hit: $1,000,000)
Position scouted: Left Wing
Age when scouted: 35
Projection: Fourth Line
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Veteran fourth line winger who plays a heavy / power style
Averages around 13:00 TOI - deployed at even strength and second unit power-play
Best work comes from the hash marks down in the offensive zone and working off the cycle
Difficult to defend net front in the offensive zone. Good mitts. Extends plays.
Through his first 49GP - he scored 4G-12A - secondary scorer who does the majority of his scoring at even strength - only one assist on the PP
Pace is barely adequate for speed of NHL game. Tracking back / late offensive zone exits can be a challenge.
Expiring contract that carries an $800K AAV - carries a 16 team no trade list
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -11 | 60 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 150 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 134 |
- Compete/Consistency: 80
- Defensive Zone Starts: 62
- Hockey IQ: 89
- Offensive Zone Starts: 72
- Penalty Kill: 0
- Power Play: 50
- Physicality: 89
- Puck Moving/Passing: 70
- Shot: 75
- Skating: 60
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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