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Loading…Jalen Chatfield rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup defenseman: a 55.5 overall that ranks 128th of 327 defensemen.
His profile is unusually even: every component sits between 42 and 55, so there is no single skill carrying the number.
His rating fell from 74 in 2024-25 to 30.1 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 6-season card history.
His $3.08M cap hit through 2026-27 grades Overpaid, about $1.63M above the $1.45M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 1 season left to run.
His cap hit is the 13th-largest on the Carolina Hurricanes NHL roster and uses 3.0% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $6.36M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 54 |
| Defense | 48 |
| Play driving | 42 |
| Finishing | 48 |
| Penalty kill | 55 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 72 | 30.1 | -0.7 |
| 2024-25 | CAR | 79 | 74 | -0.2 |
| 2023-24 | CAR | 72 | 95.1 | 0.7 |
| 2022-23 | CAR | 78 | 85.6 | 0.2 |
| 2021-22 | CAR | 16 | 65.8 | -0.2 |
| 2020-21 | VAN | 18 | 9.4 | -1 |
Other CAR defensemen by rating: Shayne Gostisbehere (97.7), Alexander Nikishin (81.4), K'Andre Miller (80.4), Sean Walker (75.1). See the full Carolina Hurricanes 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.