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Loading…Jesperi Kotkaniemi rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup center: a 40.7 overall that ranks 103rd of 195 centers.
His best component is defensive impact at 68, with power-play production (13) trailing the rest of his game.
His rating fell from 61 in 2024-25 to 14.4 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 8-season card history.
His $4.82M cap hit through 2029-30 grades Overpaid, about $3.18M above the $1.64M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 4 seasons left to run.
His cap hit is the 9th-largest on the Carolina Hurricanes NHL roster and uses 4.6% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $6.36M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 46 |
| Defense | 68 |
| Play driving | 34 |
| Finishing | 47 |
| Power play | 13 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 42 | 14.4 | -0.5 |
| 2024-25 | CAR | 78 | 61 | 0.3 |
| 2023-24 | CAR | 79 | 54.2 | 0.2 |
| 2022-23 | CAR | 82 | 71.2 | 0.9 |
| 2021-22 | CAR | 66 | 64.7 | 0.5 |
| 2020-21 | MTL | 56 | 63.7 | 0.2 |
| 2019-20 | MTL | 36 | 31.1 | -0.3 |
| 2018-19 | MTL | 79 | 80.9 | 0.8 |
Other CAR centers by rating: Sebastian Aho (94.2), Logan Stankoven (84.4), Mark Jankowski (52.3), Jordan Staal (46.8). 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.