Birthday: Sep. 1, 1989
Height: 5' 10 | 180 cm
Weight: 179 lbs | 81 kg
Drafted: 121 overall, 2008 round 4 (
DET)
Contract: $6,370,000 over 2 years (Cap hit: $3,185,000)
Being used in an elevated role with the Preds.
Top six forward.
Deployed in all situations. Averages around 17:00 TOI
Brings a creative offensive element to Nashville's first PP unit.
Solid skater. Sturdy. Consistently competing the full 200ft.
Current state of his game resembles the way he was contributing in Detroit circa 2018/2019
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 82 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -12 | 26 |
- Compete/Consistency: 94
- Defensive Zone Starts: 80
- Hockey IQ: 90
- Offensive Zone Starts: 95
- Penalty Kill: 66
- Power Play: 95
- Physicality: 45
- Puck Moving/Passing: 87
- Shot: 80
- Skating: 83
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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