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Loading…A 80.5 overall puts Zellweger 43rd among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
Offensive creation is where he wins, at 86, while finishing at 52 is the clear area to improve.
He surged from 59.7 in 2024-25 to 74.6 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 3-season card history.
At $3.1M through 2028-29 before restricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $7.59M, so the Buffalo Sabres save roughly $4.49M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 13th-largest on the Buffalo Sabres NHL roster and uses 3.0% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.43M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 86 |
| Defense | 58 |
| Play driving | 84 |
| Finishing | 52 |
| Power play | 70 |
| Penalty kill | 83 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 76 | 74.6 | -0.1 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 62 | 59.7 | -0.2 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 26 | 48.1 | -0.5 |
Other BUF defensemen by rating: Rasmus Dahlin (96.6), Owen Power (80.6), Matt Grzelcyk (45.2), Mattias Samuelsson (43.1). 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.