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Loading…A 75.7 overall puts Bennett 40th among 195 rated centers, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
The standout tool is penalty killing (91), backed by play driving (75); defensive impact (36) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
Over 11 rated seasons since 2015-16 he has averaged 68.3, peaking at 83.4 in 2025-26; last season's 83.4 was up 3.8 points.
The contract, $8M through 2032-33, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $7.81M is within $193K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 4th-largest on the Florida Panthers NHL roster and uses 7.7% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.32M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 73 |
| Defense | 36 |
| Play driving | 75 |
| Finishing | 37 |
| Power play | 51 |
| Penalty kill | 91 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 76 | 83.4 | 0.7 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 76 | 79.6 | 0.6 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 69 | 81.8 | 0.8 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 63 | 75.1 | 0.5 |
| 2021-22 | FLA | 71 | 82.2 | 1.1 |
| 2020-21 | CGY | 48 | 72.3 | 0.4 |
| 2019-20 | CGY | 52 | 48.2 | 0.1 |
| 2018-19 | CGY | 71 | 66.4 | 0.4 |
| 2017-18 | CGY | 82 | 50.8 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | CGY | 81 | 42.8 | 0.1 |
Other FLA centers by rating: Aleksander Barkov (95.2), Anton Lundell (56), Lars Eller (30.4), Cole Schwindt (22.5). See the full Florida Panthers 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.