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Montréal Canadiens · left-shot defenseman · age 24

Kaiden Guhle scouting report

Overall
55.6
Position rank
127th / 327
Cap hit
$5.55M
Expires
2030-31 UFA
Value verdict
Overpaid
Model value
$1.21M

The Montréal Canadiens left-shot defenseman carries a 55.6 overall, 127th of 327 rated defensemen, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.

His best component is penalty killing at 74, with play driving (41) trailing the rest of his game.

His rating fell from 68.1 in 2024-25 to 43.4 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 4-season card history.

His $5.55M cap hit through 2030-31 grades Overpaid, about $4.34M above the $1.21M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 5 seasons left to run.

His cap hit is the 6th-largest on the Montréal Canadiens NHL roster and uses 5.3% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.5M in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense57
Defense62
Play driving41
Finishing72
Penalty kill74

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26MTL3943.4-0.5
2024-25MTL5568.1-0.2
2023-24MTL7037.8-0.5
2022-23MTL4432.6-0.7

Other MTL defensemen by rating: Lane Hutson (97.9), Noah Dobson (63.2), Mike Matheson (46.1), Adam Engstrom (37.7). See the full Montréal Canadiens 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.