
Loading…At a 24.7 overall (146th of 195 centers), the 22-year-old center is fighting for a regular spot on the Tampa Bay Lightning depth chart.
His best component is finishing at 62, with power-play production (1) trailing the rest of his game.
His rating fell from 35.5 in 2024-25 to 6.9 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 2-season card history.
The contract, $887K through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $1.53M is within $640K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 17th-largest on the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL roster and uses 0.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.66M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 31 |
| Defense | 46 |
| Play driving | 21 |
| Finishing | 62 |
| Power play | 1 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 14 | 6.9 | -1 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 52 | 35.5 | -0.2 |
Other TBL centers by rating: Brayden Point (85.2), Anthony Cirelli (68.3), Dominic James (48.5), Yanni Gourde (44). See the full Tampa Bay Lightning 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.