A 79.8 overall puts Mateychuk 45th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position. That makes him the 3rd-highest-rated player on the Columbus Blue Jackets roster.

Finishing is where he wins, at 95, while penalty killing at 37 is the clear area to improve.

He surged from 50 in 2024-25 to 84.6 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 2-season card history.

At $887K through 2026-27 before restricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $7.97M, so the Columbus Blue Jackets save roughly $7.09M a season against his production.

His cap hit is the 20th-largest on the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL roster and uses 0.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.67M in cap space.

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Other CBJ defensemen by rating: Zach Werenski (83.3), Emil Andrae (75.2), Damon Severson (74.2), 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.