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Loading…Oliver Ekman-Larsson rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup defenseman: a 53.2 overall that ranks 138th of 327 defensemen.
Power-play production is where he wins, at 86, while finishing at 33 is the clear area to improve.
He surged from 76.7 in 2024-25 to 85.7 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 16-season card history.
At $3.5M through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $8.37M, so the Toronto Maple Leafs save roughly $4.87M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 11th-largest on the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL roster and uses 3.4% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.4M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 47 |
| Defense | 37 |
| Play driving | 68 |
| Finishing | 33 |
| Power play | 86 |
| Penalty kill | 75 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TOR | 78 | 85.7 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 77 | 76.7 | -0.2 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 80 | 94.3 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 54 | 35.2 | -0.5 |
| 2021-22 | VAN | 79 | 74.8 | -0.1 |
| 2020-21 | ARI | 46 | 48.9 | -0.4 |
| 2019-20 | ARI | 66 | 77.6 | -0.1 |
| 2018-19 | ARI | 81 | 89.1 | 0.2 |
| 2017-18 | ARI | 82 | 93.9 | 0.4 |
| 2016-17 | ARI | 79 | 80.3 | 0.1 |
Other TOR defensemen by rating: Darren Raddysh (83.2), Morgan Rielly (75.7), Nick Blankenburg (59.6), Troy Stecher (50.5). See the full Toronto Maple Leafs 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.