Birthday: Jul. 31, 1986
Height: 6' 3 | 191 cm
Weight: 194 lbs | 88 kg
Drafted: 2 overall, 2004 round 1 (
PIT)
Contract: $24,400,000 over 4 years (Cap hit: $6,100,000)
As his career has aged he has dealt with injuries but rebounded in (22/23) by playing in all 82 games.
Elite offensive talent. Big body. Hard to defend with his stature and length. Sees the ice exceptionally well.
Averaged 18:34 TOI. Deployed ES and PP. Scored 11G - 25A on the PP.
Doesn't run people over physically. He leans on people and he's hard to escape when engaged one vs one in the defensive zone. Only 53 hits and 33 shot blocks last season.
Empties the tank. Gives all he has at this stage in his career. Remains a threat to produce offense on a consistent basis.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 27 | 56 | 83 | -12 | 82 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -10 | 24 |
- Compete/Consistency: 88
- Defensive Zone Starts: 79
- Hockey IQ: 88
- Offensive Zone Starts: 99
- Penalty Kill: 0
- Power Play: 99
- Physicality: 70
- Puck Moving/Passing: 96
- Shot: 90
- Skating: 85
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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