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Loading…At a 22.5 overall (149th of 195 centers), the 25-year-old center is fighting for a regular spot on the Florida Panthers depth chart.
His best component is defensive impact at 69, with play driving (18) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 9.9 in 2024-25 to 33.9 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 2-season card history.
The contract, $875K through 2027-28, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $952K is within $77K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 18th-largest on the Florida Panthers NHL roster and uses 0.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.32M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 32 |
| Defense | 69 |
| Play driving | 18 |
| Finishing | 45 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 29 | 33.9 | -0.1 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 42 | 9.9 | -0.6 |
Other FLA centers by rating: Aleksander Barkov (95.2), Sam Bennett (75.7), Anton Lundell (56), Lars Eller (30.4). 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.