Birthday: May 31, 1990
Height: 6' 0 | 183 cm
Weight: 190 lbs | 86 kg
Drafted: 15 overall, 2008 round 1 (
OTT)
Contract: $92,000,000 over 8 years (Cap hit: $11,500,000)
Arrives in Pittsburgh fresh off winning the Norris trophy last year in San Jose.
There's no secret about what he brings to the Pens. Pure offense. Transitional 'D'. PP QB
Elite offensively. Thinks the game and executes in the offensive zone at one of the highest rates in the entire NHL.
Averaged 25:36 TOI last season. The majority of his ice time comes at ES and PP#1. He cleaned up at the end of the PK but was not thrust in to a primary role.
Eclipsed 100 points but still finished the season (-26) defensively
Does not engage physically in his zone. An area defender. Was credited with 90 shot blocks.
Risk/reward player. He cuts corners in all three zones to impact the game offensively but his element is exceptionally elite.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
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| 2022-23 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | -26 | 36 |
| 2021-22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -14 | 14 |
- Compete/Consistency: 84
- Defensive Zone Starts: 75
- Hockey IQ: 92
- Offensive Zone Starts: 99
- Penalty Kill: 0
- Power Play: 95
- Physicality: 25
- Puck Moving/Passing: 95
- Shot: 86
- Skating: 86
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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