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Loading…The 27-year-old Montréal Canadiens center sits in rare air, with a 97 overall that places 5th among 195 rated centers league-wide. That makes him the 3rd-highest-rated player on the Montréal Canadiens roster.
The standout tool is play driving (98), backed by offensive creation (93); power-play production (75) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
Over 7 rated seasons since 2019-20 he has averaged 82.2, peaking at 99.3 in 2025-26; last season's 99.3 was right in line with the year before.
At $7.88M through 2029-30 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $16.8M, so the Montréal Canadiens save roughly $8.94M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 3rd-largest on the Montréal Canadiens NHL roster and uses 7.6% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.5M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 93 |
| Defense | 78 |
| Play driving | 98 |
| Finishing | 86 |
| Power play | 75 |
| Penalty kill | 84 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 82 | 99.3 | 1.8 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 82 | 98.7 | 1.6 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 82 | 92.4 | 1.5 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 82 | 68.7 | 0.7 |
| 2021-22 | MTL | 82 | 68.4 | 0.4 |
| 2020-21 | MTL | 56 | 81.9 | 0.7 |
| 2019-20 | MTL | 71 | 66 | 0.5 |
Other MTL centers by rating: Phillip Danault (44.4), Jake Evans (35.2), Oliver Kapanen (32.4), Hunter McKown (17.2). 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.