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Loading…The Buffalo Sabres center carries a 52.1 overall, 73rd of 195 rated centers, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.
Penalty killing is where he wins, at 85, while offensive creation at 49 is the clear area to improve.
He surged from 62.2 in 2024-25 to 88.7 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 6-season card history.
His $7.95M cap hit through 2029-30 grades Overpaid, about $2.05M above the $5.9M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 4 seasons left to run.
His cap hit is the 3rd-largest on the Buffalo Sabres NHL roster and uses 7.6% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.43M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 49 |
| Defense | 66 |
| Play driving | 56 |
| Finishing | 58 |
| Power play | 61 |
| Penalty kill | 85 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | 44 | 88.7 | 1.1 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 56 | 62.2 | 0.5 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 50 | 59.2 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 8 | 54.9 | 0.1 |
| 2021-22 | OTT | 66 | 85.9 | 1.4 |
| 2020-21 | OTT | 56 | 75.7 | 0.7 |
Other BUF centers by rating: Tage Thompson (92.7), Noah Ostlund (63.5), Jiri Kulich (52.4), Ryan McLeod (42.9). 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.