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C-L · Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$2,500,000 × 4yr
Expires
UFA 2030 · age 32
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Feb 2026
Drafted
2016 Rd 1 (#18) WPG
Vitals
6'2" · 201 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 82 82nd
FG 56 67th
DI 80 24th
SK 87 89th
ST 75 65th
EN 68 45th
DU 75 26th
PH 66 44th
FO 82 80th
PA 63 38th
SC 72 60th
DF 76 71st
PS 25 34th
EX 71 63rd
LD 74 64th
OV 69 57th

Contract

Cap hit $2,500,000 2.4% of cap
Year 2 of 5
2025-26
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 32
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 TOR 74 7 3 10 0.14 -4 4 2 0 0 54 13.0% 23
2020-21 TOR 82 8 6 14 0.17 -10 8 1 0 1 71 11.3% 54
2021-22 TOR 82 5 9 14 0.17 +1 12 1 0 0 93 5.4% 38
2022-23 TOR 28 2 0 2 0.07 -2 0 0 0 0 21 9.5% 1
2023-24 LAK 79 2 4 6 0.08 -12 36 0 0 0 57 3.5% 111
2024-25 LAK 74 5 5 10 0.14 -11 33 1 0 0 47 10.6% 59
2025-26 LAK / TOR 82 17 13 30 0.37 +6 18 1 0 0 97 17.5% 59
CAREER 7 yrs 501 46 40 86 0.17 -32 111 6 0 1 -- 10.5% 345
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 TOR 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 0
2021-22 TOR 4 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 0
2022-23 TOR 8 0 1 1 0.13 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 1
2023-24 LAK 11 1 3 4 0.36 +4 0 0 0 0 7 14.3% 11
2025-26 TOR 17 1 2 3 0.18 +1 6 0 0 0 15 6.7% 2
CAREER 5 app. 44 2 6 8 0.18 +2 6 0 0 0 -- 5.4% 14
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 VGK 58 12 10 22 -9 41 1 0 3 66 14:54
On Pace - 82 17 14 31 -13 58 1 0 4 93 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 NYR 66 6 17 23 0.35 -16 14 1 0 2 8.1% 14:56
2019-20 NYR 70 9 10 19 0.27 -11 28 2 1 2 14.1% 13:09
2020-21 NYR 42 1 6 7 0.17 -2 11 0 0 0 3.0% 12:34
2021-22 VGK 47 9 11 20 0.43 9 12 2 0 0 23.1% 10:39
2022-23 VGK 54 6 7 13 0.24 5 55 0 0 0 11.3% 13:04
2023-24 VGK 72 8 11 19 0.26 -11 39 0 0 0 10.5% 13:14
2024-25 VGK 80 23 17 40 0.50 17 46 4 0 0 18.4% 14:52
2025-26 VGK 58 12 10 22 0.38 -9 41 1 0 3 18.2% 14:54
Career NHL 489 74 89 163 0.33 -18 246 10 1 7 14.0% -

History

Overall, season by season

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

OV Forwards, 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
2019-20 21 C TOR 75 43 92 72 72 69 55 67 81 71 59 73 25 52 52 63
2020-21 22 C TOR 75 43 87 80 72 64 85 58 75 62 64 81 25 59 59 65
2021-22 23 C TOR 79 44 91 80 76 63 83 59 66 62 55 80 25 61 62 65
2022-23 24 C TOR 78 44 91 80 76 57 70 58 68 68 71 68 25 64 64 66
2023-24 25 C LAK 85 56 72 80 75 65 68 59 66 61 60 75 25 65 65 64
2024-25 26 C LAK 77 44 84 80 74 64 80 64 62 62 60 78 25 67 69 65
2025-26 27 C TOR 80 58 83 81 75 68 97 59 78 66 80 71 25 69 71 69
2026-27 28 C-L TOR 82 56 80 87 75 68 75 66 82 63 72 76 25 71 74 69
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 21 C TOR 75 43 92 72 72 69 55 67 81 71 59 73 25 52 52 63
2020-21 22 C TOR · · −5 +8 · −5 +30 −9 −6 −9 +5 +8 · +7 +7 +2
2021-22 23 C TOR +4 +1 +4 · +4 −1 −2 +1 −9 · −9 −1 · +2 +3 ·
2022-23 24 C TOR −1 · · · · −6 −13 −1 +2 +6 +16 −12 · +3 +2 +1
2023-24 25 C LAK +7 +12 −19 · −1 +8 −2 +1 −2 −7 −11 +7 · +1 +1 −2
2024-25 26 C LAK −8 −12 +12 · −1 −1 +12 +5 −4 +1 · +3 · +2 +4 +1
2025-26 27 C TOR +3 +14 −1 +1 +1 +4 +17 −5 +16 +4 +20 −7 · +2 +2 +4
2026-27 28 C-L TOR +2 −2 −3 +6 · · −22 +7 +4 −3 −8 +5 · +2 +3 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2019-20 TOR $863,333 3 yr 1.1% 21 ELC Rookie
2022-23 TOR $1,000,000 1 yr 1.2% 24 RFA
2023-24 LAK $1,300,000 2 yr 1.6% 25 RFA
2025-26 LAK $2,500,000 5 yr 2.6% 27 RFA CURRENT
2018-19
Jul 29 2018
2018-19
to MAPLE LEAFS
to JETS
2023-24
Aug 11 2023
2023-24
to KINGS
to MAPLE LEAFS
2025-26
Feb 27 2026
2025-26
to MAPLE LEAFS
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