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Loading…A 79 overall puts Samberg 47th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
The standout tool is defensive impact (88), backed by play driving (74); penalty killing (40) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
His rating fell from 91.3 in 2024-25 to 54.8 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 5-season card history.
The contract, $5.75M through 2027-28, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $6.11M is within $358K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 6th-largest on the Winnipeg Jets NHL roster and uses 5.5% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $5M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 50 |
| Defense | 88 |
| Play driving | 74 |
| Finishing | 63 |
| Penalty kill | 40 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WPG | 66 | 54.8 | -0.4 |
| 2024-25 | WPG | 60 | 91.3 | 0.2 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 78 | 61.1 | -0.3 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 63 | 54 | -0.3 |
| 2021-22 | WPG | 15 | 50 | -0.5 |
Other WPG defensemen by rating: Josh Morrissey (95.4), Neal Pionk (70.8), Dylan DeMelo (46), Tyrel Bauer (42.9). See the full Winnipeg Jets 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.