Birthday: Jan. 5, 1994
Height: 6' 2 | 188 cm
Weight: 212 lbs | 96 kg
Drafted: 14 overall, 2012 round 1 (
BUF)
Contract: $2,500,000 over 1 year (Cap hit: $2,500,000)
Depth forward for the Sabres
Effective in his role
Good size. Moves well. Provides some depth goal scoring. Leans shooter more than distributor with the puck on his stick. Not a natural play maker.
Averaging 10:33 TOI - 9:04 ES - 1:27 PK
Rotates pretty well on the PK. Fronts the play. Willing to block shots. Has range and recovery. Not shy. Provides push back in the hard areas. Can match up against middle six forwards if required.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2022-23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | Latvia (all) | International | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 56 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
- Compete/Consistency: 82
- Defensive Zone Starts: 79
- Hockey IQ: 84
- Offensive Zone Starts: 60
- Penalty Kill: 83
- Power Play: 0
- Physicality: 84
- Puck Moving/Passing: 67
- Shot: 79
- Skating: 79
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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