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D · Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs · CAN
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$900,000 × 3yr  NTC
Expires
UFA 2029 · age 31
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2016 Rd 1 (#22) TOR
Vitals
6'2" · 210 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 59 5th
FG 42 22nd
DI 95 97th
SK 69 15th
ST 78 67th
EN 65 19th
DU 53 8th
PH 62 47th
FO 25 98th
PA 50 30th
SC 47 30th
DF 75 24th
PS 25 67th
EX 61 30th
LD 62 31st
OV 63 20th

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $900,000
Year 1 of 3
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
UFA
2029 age 31
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 NSH 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
2020-21 NSH 65 5 11 16 0.25 +1 2 0 2 0 53 9.4% 15
2021-22 NSH 68 4 15 19 0.28 +6 12 0 2 0 34 11.8% 22
2022-23 NSH 69 2 14 16 0.23 +32 26 0 0 0 20 10.0% 79
2023-24 NSH 80 1 17 18 0.23 -1 42 0 1 0 33 3.0% 116
2024-25 NSH 10 2 1 3 0.30 -1 11 0 1 0 8 25.0% 6
CAREER 6 yrs 294 14 58 72 0.24 +37 93 0 6 0 -- 9.5% 238
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 NSH 13 1 3 4 0.31 +3 4 0 1 0 8 12.5% 6
2022-23 NSH 7 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0% 1
2023-24 NSH 13 1 0 1 0.08 +5 12 1 1 0 6 16.7% 28
CAREER 3 app. 33 2 3 5 0.15 +8 18 1 2 0 -- 11.8% 35
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 NYR 17 0 2 2 -6 2 0 0 0 12 14:40
On Pace - 82 0 10 10 -29 10 0 0 0 58 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 DET 52 7 9 16 0.31 -20 16 1 4 9 9.9% 18:15
2019-20 DET 36 2 6 8 0.22 -26 6 1 1 5 3.9% 19:13
2020-21 DET 16 1 2 3 0.19 -1 4 0 0 0 10.0% 15:54
2021-22 WSH 7 0 1 1 0.14 -4 2 0 0 0 0.0% 13:35
2021-22 SEA 4 0 2 2 0.50 1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 19:43
2022-23 NYI 2 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 - 12:47
2024-25 NYI 33 3 7 10 0.30 1 10 0 0 2 11.5% 12:48
2024-25 NJD 6 0 0 0 0.00 -4 0 0 0 0 0.0% 14:36
2025-26 NJD 17 0 2 2 0.12 -6 2 0 0 0 0.0% 14:40
Career NHL 173 13 29 42 0.24 -60 40 2 5 16 7.0% -

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
2019-20 21 D NSH 61 41 90 77 64 75 89 77 25 53 54 58 25 49 49 63
2020-21 22 D NSH 63 41 94 77 64 77 87 80 25 52 48 63 25 55 55 65
2021-22 23 D NSH 61 41 91 77 73 68 71 71 25 50 48 59 25 56 56 61
2022-23 24 D NSH 65 42 93 77 73 67 62 63 25 54 47 69 25 57 57 62
2023-24 25 D NSH 77 73 87 77 73 67 71 55 25 53 39 67 37 58 58 62
2024-25 26 D NSH 80 73 96 65 73 77 84 54 25 47 43 68 41 58 58 62
2025-26 27 D NSH 57 41 91 67 78 61 63 65 25 53 49 65 25 60 60 61
2026-27 28 D TOR 59 42 95 69 78 65 53 62 25 50 47 75 25 61 62 63
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 21 D NSH 61 41 90 77 64 75 89 77 25 53 54 58 25 49 49 63
2020-21 22 D NSH +2 · +4 · · +2 −2 +3 · −1 −6 +5 · +6 +6 +2
2021-22 23 D NSH −2 · −3 · +9 −9 −16 −9 · −2 · −4 · +1 +1 −4
2022-23 24 D NSH +4 +1 +2 · · −1 −9 −8 · +4 −1 +10 · +1 +1 +1
2023-24 25 D NSH +12 +31 −6 · · · +9 −8 · −1 −8 −2 +12 +1 +1 ·
2024-25 26 D NSH +3 · +9 −12 · +10 +13 −1 · −6 +4 +1 +4 · · ·
2025-26 27 D NSH −23 −32 −5 +2 +5 −16 −21 +11 · +6 +6 −3 −16 +2 +2 −1
2026-27 28 D TOR +2 +1 +4 +2 · +4 −10 −3 · −3 −2 +10 · +1 +2 +2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2019-20 NSH $894,166 3 yr 1.1% 21 ELC Rookie
2022-23 NSH $800,000 1 yr 1.0% 24 RFA
2023-24 NSH $1,500,000 3 yr 1.8% 25 RFA
2026-27 TOR $900,000 3 yr 0.9% 28 RFA CURRENT
2018-19
Dec 1 2018
2018-19
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