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Loading…Conor Garland rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup winger: a 57 overall that ranks 153rd of 384 wingers.
His best component is power-play production at 76, with finishing (20) trailing the rest of his game.
His rating fell from 84 in 2024-25 to 64.1 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 8-season card history.
The contract, $6M through 2031-32, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $5.93M is within $70K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 8th-largest on the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL roster and uses 5.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.67M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 47 |
| Defense | 47 |
| Play driving | 68 |
| Finishing | 20 |
| Power play | 76 |
| Penalty kill | 26 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 71 | 64.1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 81 | 84 | 0.8 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 82 | 92.9 | 1.4 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 81 | 75.6 | 0.7 |
| 2021-22 | VAN | 77 | 88.4 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | ARI | 49 | 91.4 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | ARI | 68 | 86.9 | 1.1 |
| 2018-19 | ARI | 47 | 79.2 | 0.8 |
Other CBJ wingers by rating: Kent Johnson (75.4), Dmitri Voronkov (72.4), Valeri Nichushkin (61.9), Matthew Knies (60.8). See the full Columbus Blue Jackets 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.