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Loading…A 70.7 overall puts Ristolainen 70th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
Defensive impact is where he wins, at 88, while finishing at 15 is the clear area to improve.
His rating fell from 78.5 in 2024-25 to 69.5 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 13-season card history.
The contract, $5.1M through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $5.72M is within $625K of what he is paid.
The Philadelphia Flyers have $12.7M of space under the $104M cap this season.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 49 |
| Defense | 88 |
| Play driving | 77 |
| Finishing | 15 |
| Power play | 48 |
| Penalty kill | 61 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | PHI | 44 | 69.5 | -0.3 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 63 | 78.5 | -0.1 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 31 | 62.2 | -0.3 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 74 | 52.7 | -0.3 |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 66 | 17.4 | -0.8 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 49 | 29.5 | -0.8 |
| 2019-20 | BUF | 69 | 46.6 | -0.4 |
| 2018-19 | BUF | 78 | 60.9 | -0.4 |
| 2017-18 | BUF | 73 | 67.1 | -0.2 |
| 2016-17 | BUF | 79 | 47.3 | -0.4 |
Other PHI defensemen by rating: Oliver Bonk (85), Hunter McDonald (59.7), Jamie Drysdale (56.9), Travis Sanheim (56.9). See the full Philadelphia Flyers 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.