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Loading…The 30-year-old Edmonton Oilers center sits in rare air, with a 99.4 overall that places 2nd among 195 rated centers league-wide. That makes him the 2nd-highest-rated player on the Edmonton Oilers roster.
The standout tool is offensive creation (100), backed by play driving (99); defensive impact (78) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
Over 12 rated seasons since 2014-15 he has averaged 92.3, peaking at 100 in 2024-25; last season's 98 was down 2 points.
The contract, $14M through 2032-33, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $13.4M is within $568K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the largest on the Edmonton Oilers NHL roster and uses 13.5% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.87M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 100 |
| Defense | 78 |
| Play driving | 99 |
| Finishing | 99 |
| Power play | 92 |
| Penalty kill | 93 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 65 | 98 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 71 | 100 | 3.1 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 81 | 95.5 | 1.9 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 80 | 97.3 | 2.7 |
| 2021-22 | EDM | 80 | 95 | 2.4 |
| 2020-21 | EDM | 56 | 97.4 | 1.7 |
| 2019-20 | EDM | 71 | 93.7 | 1.9 |
| 2018-19 | EDM | 82 | 93.5 | 2.1 |
| 2017-18 | EDM | 78 | 93.6 | 1.1 |
| 2016-17 | EDM | 82 | 96 | 1.4 |
Other EDM centers by rating: Connor McDavid (99.6), Jason Dickinson (26.8), Josh Samanski (20.4), Owen Michaels (6.4). See the full Edmonton Oilers 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.