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Loading…Josh Manson rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup defenseman: a 60.2 overall that ranks 104th of 327 defensemen.
His best component is offensive creation at 69, with finishing (44) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 28.8 in 2024-25 to 86 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 12-season card history.
At $3.95M through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $6.36M, so the Colorado Avalanche save roughly $2.41M a season against his production.
The Colorado Avalanche have $1.2M of space under the $104M cap this season.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 69 |
| Defense | 66 |
| Play driving | 45 |
| Finishing | 44 |
| Penalty kill | 52 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 79 | 86 | 0.1 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 48 | 28.8 | -0.7 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 76 | 82 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 27 | 41.3 | -0.5 |
| 2021-22 | COL | 67 | 42.9 | -0.5 |
| 2020-21 | ANA | 23 | 10.4 | -1.3 |
| 2019-20 | ANA | 50 | 35.4 | -0.6 |
| 2018-19 | ANA | 74 | 30.6 | -0.6 |
| 2017-18 | ANA | 80 | 77.5 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | ANA | 82 | 76.9 | -0.1 |
Other COL defensemen by rating: Cale Makar (96.1), Devon Toews (93.7), Sam Malinski (85.2), Brent Burns (58.7). See the full Colorado Avalanche 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.