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Loading…Shea Theodore is one of the NHL's elite defensemen: his 90.6 overall ranks 14th of 327 rated defensemen on BluelineMetrics. That makes him the 3rd-highest-rated player on the Vegas Golden Knights roster.
Play driving is where he wins, at 89, while finishing at 58 is the clear area to improve.
Over 11 rated seasons since 2015-16 he has averaged 86.9, peaking at 98.9 in 2018-19; last season's 89.6 was down 3.5 points.
At $7.42M through 2031-32 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $10.8M, so the Vegas Golden Knights save roughly $3.36M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 5th-largest on the Vegas Golden Knights NHL roster and uses 7.1% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $430K in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 77 |
| Defense | 75 |
| Play driving | 89 |
| Finishing | 58 |
| Power play | 68 |
| Penalty kill | 69 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 70 | 89.6 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 67 | 93.1 | 0.5 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 47 | 88.3 | 0.6 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 55 | 91.6 | 0.6 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 78 | 93.9 | 0.4 |
| 2020-21 | VGK | 53 | 95 | 0.5 |
| 2019-20 | VGK | 71 | 97.8 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | VGK | 79 | 98.9 | 1.1 |
| 2017-18 | VGK | 61 | 87.9 | 0.2 |
| 2016-17 | ANA | 34 | 45.8 | -0.4 |
Other VGK defensemen by rating: Brayden McNabb (83.7), Noah Hanifin (79.3), Rasmus Andersson (63.5), Alex Pietrangelo (59.6). See the full Vegas Golden Knights 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.