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Loading…A 75.1 overall puts Walker 55th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
His best component is penalty killing at 84, with defensive impact (53) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 83 in 2024-25 to 93.2 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 8-season card history.
At $3.63M through 2028-29 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $10.7M, so the Carolina Hurricanes save roughly $7.08M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 10th-largest on the Carolina Hurricanes NHL roster and uses 3.5% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $6.36M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 78 |
| Defense | 53 |
| Play driving | 56 |
| Finishing | 59 |
| Power play | 61 |
| Penalty kill | 84 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 81 | 93.2 | 0.3 |
| 2024-25 | CAR | 82 | 83 | -0.2 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 81 | 89 | 0.3 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 70 | 43.6 | -0.4 |
| 2021-22 | LAK | 6 | 40.6 | -0.5 |
| 2020-21 | LAK | 47 | 54.3 | -0.5 |
| 2019-20 | LAK | 70 | 66.1 | -0.2 |
| 2018-19 | LAK | 39 | 76.1 | -0.1 |
Other CAR defensemen by rating: Shayne Gostisbehere (97.7), Alexander Nikishin (81.4), K'Andre Miller (80.4), Mike Reilly (74.8). See the full Carolina Hurricanes 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.