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)
Averages over 24:00 TOI
Bulk of his ice time comes at ES and PP#1.
Equal parts distributor / shooter on the PP.
Risk/reward/transitional 'D' who will have lapses in the defensive zone at times ... but his overall commitment from the defensive red line to his net has been better than average overall in Pittsburgh. Not physical. Blocks, on average, at least one shot per game. Area defender.
Criticized for mistakes ... but ... through his first 28GP in a Pens uniform he produced 6G-15A
and was a (+12
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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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