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Loading…A 72.4 overall puts Zucker 86th among 384 rated wingers, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
Power-play production is where he wins, at 86, while defensive impact at 40 is the clear area to improve.
He peaked at 95.9 in 2017-18 and has not returned to that level since, rating 84.2 last season.
At $4.75M through 2026-27 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $7M, so the Buffalo Sabres save roughly $2.25M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 8th-largest on the Buffalo Sabres NHL roster and uses 4.6% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.43M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 79 |
| Defense | 40 |
| Play driving | 70 |
| Finishing | 65 |
| Power play | 86 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | 62 | 84.2 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 73 | 84.3 | 0.8 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 69 | 67.3 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 78 | 85.9 | 1.1 |
| 2021-22 | PIT | 41 | 66.4 | 0.4 |
| 2020-21 | PIT | 38 | 58.1 | 0.2 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 60 | 79.8 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 81 | 84.2 | 0.7 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 82 | 95.9 | 1.7 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 79 | 77.5 | 1 |
Other BUF wingers by rating: Zach Benson (85.2), Jack Quinn (79.9), Konsta Helenius (62.3), Josh Doan (57.4). See the full Buffalo Sabres 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.