
Loading…A 77.9 overall puts Harley 50th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
Power-play production is where he wins, at 94, while finishing at 29 is the clear area to improve.
His rating fell from 98.3 in 2024-25 to 51.3 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 5-season card history.
The contract, $10.6M through 2033-34, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $10M is within $543K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 3rd-largest on the Dallas Stars NHL roster and uses 10.2% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.61M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 78 |
| Defense | 64 |
| Play driving | 81 |
| Finishing | 29 |
| Power play | 94 |
| Penalty kill | 70 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 70 | 51.3 | -0.4 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 78 | 98.3 | 0.7 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 79 | 97.9 | 0.7 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 6 | 76.5 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 34 | 69.7 | -0.2 |
Other DAL defensemen by rating: Miro Heiskanen (95.1), Nils Lundkvist (71.7), Kyle Capobianco (54.2), Esa Lindell (44.8). See the full Dallas Stars 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.