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Loading…Linus Karlsson, a 26-year-old right winger for the Vancouver Canucks, grades as a clear top-quartile winger with a 70.4 overall (95th of 384).
His best component is defensive impact at 79, with finishing (53) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 53.2 in 2024-25 to 82.9 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 2-season card history.
At $2.25M through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $6.37M, so the Vancouver Canucks save roughly $4.12M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 10th-largest on the Vancouver Canucks NHL roster and uses 2.2% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $15.8M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 66 |
| Defense | 79 |
| Play driving | 71 |
| Finishing | 53 |
| Power play | 66 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 79 | 82.9 | 0.7 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 23 | 53.2 | 0.1 |
Other VAN wingers by rating: Jake DeBrusk (77.3), Brock Boeser (65.2), Brendan Gallagher (57.1), Jonathan Lekkerimaki (48.3). See the full Vancouver Canucks 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.