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Loading…The Buffalo Sabres center carries a 63.5 overall, 60th of 195 rated centers, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.
His best component is play driving at 76, with power-play production (37) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 23 in 2024-25 to 61 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 2-season card history.
At $887K through 2026-27 before restricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $4.25M, so the Buffalo Sabres save roughly $3.36M a season against his production.
An extension worth $6.6M a year for 8 seasons (2027-28 to 2034-35) kicks in after that, which the model grades Fair.
His cap hit is the 17th-largest on the Buffalo Sabres NHL roster and uses 0.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.43M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 42 |
| Defense | 76 |
| Play driving | 76 |
| Finishing | 58 |
| Power play | 37 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | 60 | 61 | 0.4 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 8 | 23 | -0.7 |
Other BUF centers by rating: Tage Thompson (92.7), Jiri Kulich (52.4), Josh Norris (52.1), Ryan McLeod (42.9). See the full Buffalo Sabres 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.