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: Feb. 7, 1991
Height: 6' 0 | 185 cm
Weight: 216 lbs | 98 kg
Drafted: 33 overall, 2009 round 2 (
COL)
Reports
Nov. 28, 2023 (Updated Dec. 4, 2023)
Contract: $18,000,000 over 4 years (Cap hit: $4,500,000)
Position scouted: Centre
Age when scouted: 32
Projection: Second Line
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Has rebounded after a very slow start in 22/23 in St. Louis - before being traded to Toronto - and signing in Nashville as a free agent.
Back to playing to his identity.
One of the top face-off centers in the entire NHL.
High end hockey sense. Reads the play. Positions himself responsibly in all three zones.
Has never played the game with elite pace - but finds quiet ice offensively and fronts the play defensively. Averages over 20:00 TOI - Used in all situations. Leader
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 6 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -24 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 11 | 12 |
- Compete/Consistency: 92
- Defensive Zone Starts: 90
- Hockey IQ: 95
- Offensive Zone Starts: 90
- Penalty Kill: 75
- Power Play: 92
- Physicality: 70
- Puck Moving/Passing: 84
- Shot: 85
- 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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