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Loading…John Hayden rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup center: a 36 overall that ranks 115th of 195 centers.
His best component is defensive impact at 63, with penalty killing (10) trailing the rest of his game.
He peaked at 61.8 in 2016-17 and has not returned to that level since, rating 41.6 last season.
The contract, $850K through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $925K is within $75K of what he is paid.
The Seattle Kraken have $15.2M of space under the $104M cap this season.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 40 |
| Defense | 63 |
| Play driving | 39 |
| Finishing | 35 |
| Penalty kill | 10 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | SEA | 20 | 41.6 | -0.1 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 7 | 47.8 | 0.2 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 55 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| 2020-21 | ARI | 29 | 11.4 | -0.6 |
| 2019-20 | NJD | 43 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| 2018-19 | CHI | 54 | 12.4 | -0.5 |
| 2017-18 | CHI | 47 | 21.1 | -0.4 |
| 2016-17 | CHI | 12 | 61.8 | 0.5 |
Other SEA centers by rating: Matty Beniers (68.3), Chandler Stephenson (38.6), Oscar Fisker Molgaard (37.9), Frederick Gaudreau (25.1). See the full Seattle Kraken 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.