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Loading…Ryan McLeod rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup center: a 42.9 overall that ranks 101st of 195 centers.
His best component is penalty killing at 74, with defensive impact (21) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 56.4 in 2024-25 to 69.4 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 6-season card history.
The contract, $5M through 2028-29, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $4.79M is within $210K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 7th-largest on the Buffalo Sabres NHL roster and uses 4.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.43M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 44 |
| Defense | 21 |
| Play driving | 39 |
| Finishing | 60 |
| Power play | 41 |
| Penalty kill | 74 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | 81 | 69.4 | 0.4 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 79 | 56.4 | 0.3 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 81 | 63.1 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 57 | 55.9 | 0.3 |
| 2021-22 | EDM | 71 | 38.3 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | EDM | 10 | 19.8 | -0.6 |
Other BUF centers by rating: Tage Thompson (92.7), Noah Ostlund (63.5), Jiri Kulich (52.4), Josh Norris (52.1). 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.