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Loading…Maxwell Crozier rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup defenseman: a 55.2 overall that ranks 130th of 327 defensemen.
His best component is defensive impact at 70, with finishing (30) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 30.2 in 2024-25 to 71.7 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 3-season card history.
At $875K through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $4.66M, so the Tampa Bay Lightning save roughly $3.79M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 19th-largest on the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL roster and uses 0.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.66M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 60 |
| Defense | 70 |
| Play driving | 64 |
| Finishing | 30 |
| Penalty kill | 70 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 35 | 71.7 | -0.2 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 5 | 30.2 | -0.7 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 13 | 75.3 | 0 |
Other TBL defensemen by rating: John Carlson (90.7), Charle-Édouard D'Astous (84.2), J.J. Moser (69.3), Erik Cernak (50.9). See the full Tampa Bay Lightning 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.