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Utah Mammoth · right-shot defenseman · age 29

John Marino scouting report

Overall
76.4
Position rank
52nd / 327
Cap hit
$4.4M
Expires
2026-27 UFA
Value verdict
Underpaid
Model value
$6.03M

A 76.4 overall puts Marino 52nd among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.

His best component is power-play production at 83, with penalty killing (17) trailing the rest of his game.

He surged from 52.1 in 2024-25 to 90.3 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 7-season card history.

At $4.4M through 2026-27 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $6.03M, so the Utah Mammoth save roughly $1.63M a season against his production.

An extension worth $6.75M a year for 8 seasons (2027-28 to 2034-35) kicks in after that, which the model grades Overpaid.

The Utah Mammoth have $3.95M of space under the $104M cap this season.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense70
Defense72
Play driving76
Finishing73
Power play83
Penalty kill17

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26UTA8090.30.1
2024-25UTA3552.1-0.4
2023-24NJD7540.3-0.5
2022-23NJD6457.4-0.2
2021-22PIT8157.4-0.4
2020-21PIT5279.1-0.2
2019-20PIT5687.40.2

Other UTA defensemen by rating: Mikhail Sergachev (88.1), MacKenzie Weegar (86.4), Nate Schmidt (84.5), Nick DeSimone (58.4). See the full Utah Mammoth 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.