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Florida Panthers · center · age 31

Aleksander Barkov scouting report

Overall
95.2
Position rank
8th / 195
Cap hit
$10M
Expires
2029-30 UFA
Value verdict
Underpaid
Model value
$12.7M

The 31-year-old Florida Panthers center sits in rare air, with a 95.2 overall that places 8th among 195 rated centers league-wide. That makes him the 2nd-highest-rated player on the Florida Panthers roster.

The standout tool is power-play production (97), backed by play driving (96); finishing (50) is the part of his game that grades lowest.

Over 12 rated seasons since 2013-14 he has averaged 88.1, peaking at 99.6 in 2020-21; last season's 95.2 was right in line with the year before.

At $10M through 2029-30 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $12.7M, so the Florida Panthers save roughly $2.69M a season against his production.

The Florida Panthers have $2.32M of space under the $104M cap this season.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense91
Defense96
Play driving96
Finishing50
Power play97
Penalty kill80

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2024-25FLA6795.21.3
2023-24FLA7396.11.6
2022-23FLA6893.81.3
2021-22FLA6798.12.2
2020-21FLA5099.61.8
2019-20FLA6687.90.7
2018-19FLA8283.51.4
2017-18FLA79911.1
2016-17FLA61951.3
2015-16FLA6681.71.2

Other FLA centers by rating: Sam Bennett (75.7), Anton Lundell (56), Lars Eller (30.4), Cole Schwindt (22.5). See the full Florida Panthers cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.