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D · Montreal Canadiens Canadiens · CAN
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
37 (1989)
Contract
$5,000,000 × 1yr  NTC
Expires
UFA 2027 · age 38
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2007 Rd 1 (#28) PHL
Vitals
6'2" · 200 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 71 44th
FG 86 93rd
DI 79 28th
SK 71 23rd
ST 77 62nd
EN 56 7th
DU 50 7th
PH 58 17th
FO 25 98th
PA 50 30th
SC 47 30th
DF 79 36th
PS 25 67th
EX 78 78th
LD 81 77th
OV 65 24th

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $5,000,000
Year 1 of 1
2026-27
Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 38
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2013-14 MIN 77 4 20 24 0.31 +12 62 1 2 0 37 10.8% 107
2014-15 MIN 80 8 21 29 0.36 +10 23 0 7 0 57 14.0% 55
2015-16 MIN 55 2 10 12 0.22 +16 28 0 0 0 26 7.7% 73
2016-17 EDM 61 0 11 11 0.18 +8 87 0 0 0 22 0.0% 93
2017-18 CHI 82 11 10 21 0.26 -3 78 0 1 0 78 14.1% 173
2018-19 STL 76 6 15 21 0.28 -27 72 2 2 0 67 9.0% 183
2019-20 STL 47 5 8 13 0.28 -3 37 1 2 0 36 13.9% 104
2020-21 STL / CGY / VAN 62 3 10 13 0.21 -16 101 1 1 0 50 6.0% 154
2021-22 SEA 48 3 6 9 0.19 -3 35 0 0 0 30 10.0% 107
2022-23 SEA / PIT / COL 69 5 8 13 0.19 -6 67 1 2 0 44 11.4% 151
2023-24 SJS 82 6 9 15 0.18 -6 59 2 1 0 44 13.6% 133
2024-25 BUF 50 1 12 13 0.26 +15 56 0 0 0 47 2.1% 80
2025-26 BUF 5 0 2 2 0.40 +4 12 0 0 0 4 0.0% 7
CAREER 13 yrs 794 54 142 196 0.25 +1 717 8 18 0 -- 10.0% 1420
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2013-14 MIN 11 1 1 2 0.18 -4 8 0 1 0 6 16.7% 9
2014-15 MIN 5 1 1 2 0.40 0 14 0 0 0 1 100.0% 10
2015-16 MIN 18 0 0 0 0.00 +1 9 0 0 0 7 0.0% 9
2016-17 EDM 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3
2021-22 SEA 8 0 0 0 0.00 -5 2 0 0 0 6 0.0% 8
2023-24 SJS 5 0 1 1 0.20 +1 2 0 0 0 2 0.0% 13
CAREER 6 app. 49 2 3 5 0.10 -7 35 0 1 0 -- 9.1% 52
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 15 0 2 2 -1 11 0 0 0 10 11:05
On Pace - 82 0 11 11 -5 60 0 0 0 55 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2011-12 DET 14 1 6 7 0.50 3 13 0 0 1 7.7% 15:38
2012-13 DET 34 0 8 8 0.24 1 36 0 0 2 0.0% 18:24
2013-14 DET 71 5 14 19 0.27 -2 68 0 1 1 5.6% 18:23
2014-15 DET 76 4 9 13 0.17 -2 68 1 0 2 4.5% 17:53
2015-16 DET 63 3 12 15 0.24 1 62 0 1 1 3.7% 17:36
2016-17 DET 33 2 3 5 0.15 -1 34 1 1 3 5.1% 18:44
2016-17 NYR 18 1 3 4 0.22 2 29 0 0 0 4.3% 20:10
2017-18 NYR 44 1 7 8 0.18 2 69 0 0 1 1.5% 17:10
2018-19 NYR 63 4 9 13 0.21 -7 71 0 0 0 6.1% 15:18
2019-20 NYR 62 3 5 8 0.13 -12 71 0 0 0 6.7% 11:06
2020-21 NYR 48 5 5 10 0.21 3 73 0 0 0 8.6% 16:26
2021-22 CAR 45 4 4 8 0.18 6 36 1 0 0 6.3% 13:55
2022-23 NJD 60 0 5 5 0.08 3 63 0 0 0 0.0% 15:33
2023-24 NJD 63 5 10 15 0.24 -3 61 0 0 0 8.3% 16:06
2024-25 DAL 32 1 5 6 0.19 -9 33 0 0 0 3.7% 13:13
2025-26 CLB 15 0 2 2 0.13 -1 11 0 0 0 0.0% 11:05
Career NHL 741 39 107 146 0.20 -16 798 3 3 11 4.8% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2013-14 24 D MIN 59 50 62 68 75 65 78 49 30 57 48 70 52 60 53 62
2014-15 25 D MIN 61 48 61 71 75 62 77 51 30 57 54 70 53 62 54 63
2015-16 26 D MIN 61 47 61 66 77 61 80 48 30 51 52 71 51 64 54 62
2016-17 27 D EDM 80 66 73 79 79 69 87 63 25 59 51 77 25 65 67 69
2017-18 28 D CHI 77 44 66 80 78 77 74 57 25 51 48 75 25 66 68 67
2018-19 29 D STL 78 88 58 80 80 72 65 61 25 53 47 72 25 67 69 66
2019-20 30 LW STL 81 76 69 76 79 67 76 61 25 52 48 72 25 70 72 66
2020-21 31 LW VAN 80 93 69 76 80 56 80 57 25 47 48 77 25 72 74 66
2021-22 32 LW SEA 83 99 59 76 78 69 83 58 25 49 50 71 25 73 75 67
2022-23 33 LW COL 81 75 77 76 76 64 72 57 25 48 50 75 25 75 75 66
2023-24 34 LW SJS 82 77 71 76 76 68 70 61 25 47 47 83 25 76 77 68
2024-25 35 LW BUF 84 76 73 76 76 69 79 64 25 52 49 92 25 78 79 71
2025-26 36 LW BUF 78 96 72 73 77 61 54 60 25 52 48 74 25 78 81 66
2026-27 37 D MTL 71 86 79 71 77 56 50 58 25 50 47 79 25 78 81 65
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2013-14 24 D MIN 59 50 62 68 75 65 78 49 30 57 48 70 52 60 53 62
2014-15 25 D MIN +2 −2 −1 +3 · −3 −1 +2 · · +6 · +1 +2 +1 +1
2015-16 26 D MIN · −1 · −5 +2 −1 +3 −3 · −6 −2 +1 −2 +2 · −1
2016-17 27 D EDM +19 +19 +12 +13 +2 +8 +7 +15 −5 +8 −1 +6 −26 +1 +13 +7
2017-18 28 D CHI −3 −22 −7 +1 −1 +8 −13 −6 · −8 −3 −2 · +1 +1 −2
2018-19 29 D STL +1 +44 −8 · +2 −5 −9 +4 · +2 −1 −3 · +1 +1 −1
2019-20 30 LW STL +3 −12 +11 −4 −1 −5 +11 · · −1 +1 · · +3 +3 ·
2020-21 31 LW VAN −1 +17 · · +1 −11 +4 −4 · −5 · +5 · +2 +2 ·
2021-22 32 LW SEA +3 +6 −10 · −2 +13 +3 +1 · +2 +2 −6 · +1 +1 +1
2022-23 33 LW COL −2 −24 +18 · −2 −5 −11 −1 · −1 · +4 · +2 · −1
2023-24 34 LW SJS +1 +2 −6 · · +4 −2 +4 · −1 −3 +8 · +1 +2 +2
2024-25 35 LW BUF +2 −1 +2 · · +1 +9 +3 · +5 +2 +9 · +2 +2 +3
2025-26 36 LW BUF −6 +20 −1 −3 +1 −8 −25 −4 · · −1 −18 · · +2 −5
2026-27 37 D MTL −7 −10 +7 −2 · −5 −4 −2 · −2 −1 +5 · · · −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2013-14 MIN $875,000 3 yr 1.4% 24 ELC Rookie
2016-17 EDM $2,200,000 1 yr 3.0% 27 RFA
2017-18 CHI $4,250,000 4 yr 5.7% 28 RFA
2021-22 SEA $1,150,000 3 yr 1.4% 32 UFA
2024-25 BUF $2,000,000 1 yr 2.3% 35 UFA
2025-26 BUF $775,000 1 yr 0.8% 36 UFA
2026-27 MTL $5,000,000 1 yr 4.8% 37 UFA CURRENT
2007-08
Nov 30 2007
2007-08
to AVALANCHE
Mar 8 2008
2007-08
to FLYERS
to AVALANCHE
Mar 16 2008
2007-08
to MAPLE LEAFS
to FLYERS
2009-10
Aug 22 2009
2009-10
to COYOTES
to MAPLE LEAFS
2010-11
Aug 7 2010
2010-11
to MAPLE LEAFS
Aug 24 2010
2010-11
to WILD
to MAPLE LEAFS
2016-17
Jun 22 2016
2016-17
to OILERS
  • Brendan Smith 69
2017-18
Jul 20 2017
2017-18
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
to OILERS
Jul 22 2017
2017-18
to BLACKHAWKS
  • Brendan Smith 67
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
2018-19
Sep 16 2018
2018-19
to BLUES
  • Brendan Smith 66
to BLACKHAWKS
2020-21
Apr 15 2021
2020-21
to BLACKHAWKS
  • Brendan Smith 66
to FLAMES
Apr 18 2021
2020-21
to CANUCKS
to BLACKHAWKS
2022-23
Apr 14 2023
2022-23
to AVALANCHE
to PENGUINS
2023-24
Aug 11 2023
2023-24
to HURRICANES
Aug 20 2023
2023-24
to SHARKS

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