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Loading…Damon Severson, a 32-year-old right-shot defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 74.2 overall (58th of 327).
Penalty killing is where he wins, at 85, while defensive impact at 55 is the clear area to improve.
He surged from 74.3 in 2024-25 to 95.3 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 12-season card history.
At $6.25M through 2030-31 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $9.04M, so the Columbus Blue Jackets save roughly $2.79M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 5th-largest on the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL roster and uses 6.0% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.67M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 78 |
| Defense | 55 |
| Play driving | 77 |
| Finishing | 69 |
| Power play | 62 |
| Penalty kill | 85 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 71 | 95.3 | 0.7 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 70 | 74.3 | -0.1 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 67 | 87.3 | 0.2 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 81 | 97.3 | 0.5 |
| 2021-22 | NJD | 80 | 84.5 | 0.1 |
| 2020-21 | NJD | 56 | 68.3 | -0.2 |
| 2019-20 | NJD | 69 | 77.3 | -0.1 |
| 2018-19 | NJD | 82 | 77.8 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | NJD | 76 | 71.1 | -0.1 |
| 2016-17 | NJD | 80 | 72.7 | -0.1 |
Other CBJ defensemen by rating: Zach Werenski (83.3), Denton Mateychuk (79.8), Emil Andrae (75.2), Ivan Provorov (54.6). 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.