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Loading…A 87.5 overall puts Ellis 21st among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position. That makes him the 2nd-highest-rated player on the Chicago Blackhawks roster.
His profile is unusually even: every component sits between 72 and 87, so there is no single skill carrying the number.
His rating fell from 95.3 in 2019-20 to 83.8 in 2020-21, one of the bigger drops in his 10-season card history.
At $6.25M through 2026-27 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $8.76M, so the Chicago Blackhawks save roughly $2.51M a season against his production.
The Chicago Blackhawks have $5.76M of space under the $104M cap this season.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 87 |
| Defense | 72 |
| Play driving | 80 |
| Finishing | 77 |
| Power play | 72 |
| Penalty kill | 80 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | NSH | 35 | 83.8 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 49 | 95.3 | 0.5 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 82 | 85.2 | 0.1 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 44 | 97.1 | 0.7 |
| 2016-17 | NSH | 71 | 77.7 | 0.3 |
| 2015-16 | NSH | 79 | 98.2 | 0.7 |
| 2014-15 | NSH | 58 | 97.5 | 0.7 |
| 2013-14 | NSH | 80 | 94.2 | 0.5 |
| 2012-13 | NSH | 32 | 83.1 | 0.2 |
| 2011-12 | NSH | 32 | 90.3 | 0.3 |
Other CHI defensemen by rating: Bowen Byram (56.3), Sam Rinzel (52.4), Kevin Korchinski (40.9), TJ Brodie (40.3). See the full Chicago Blackhawks 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.