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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
25 (2001)
Contract
$4,500,000 × 1yr
Expires
RFA 2027 · age 26
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Jul 2026
Drafted
2019 Rd 1 (#1) CAR
Vitals
6'1" · 215 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 65 20th
FG 43 33rd
DI 92 84th
SK 73 33rd
ST 78 79th
EN 67 41st
DU 85 48th
PH 71 58th
FO 41 33rd
PA 80 81st
SC 72 60th
DF 67 34th
PS 53 57th
EX 70 60th
LD 73 62nd
OV 69 57th

Contract

Cap hit $4,500,000 4.3% of cap
Year 2 of 2
2025-26
2026-27
Expiry Status
RFA
2027 age 26
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 CAR 11 1 1 2 0.18 -3 2 0 1 0 24 4.2% 8
2022-23 CAR 72 11 10 21 0.29 -16 6 0 0 0 130 8.5% 12
2023-24 CAR 82 12 20 32 0.39 -17 18 2 4 0 167 7.2% 51
2024-25 TBL 82 10 10 20 0.24 -21 10 2 2 0 134 7.5% 36
2025-26 TBL 82 17 27 44 0.54 -21 18 1 2 0 165 10.3% 53
CAREER 5 yrs 329 51 68 119 0.36 -78 54 5 9 0 -- 8.2% 160
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 SEA 65 13 27 40 14 14 2 2 8 78 14:15
On Pace - 82 16 34 50 18 18 3 3 10 98 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2019-20 NYR 66 10 13 23 0.35 -26 14 3 2 13 9.2% 14:17
2020-21 NYR 48 9 8 17 0.35 3 10 0 2 3 11.1% 14:21
2021-22 NYR 43 7 11 18 0.42 9 10 2 1 2 11.3% 15:27
2022-23 NYR 82 18 22 40 0.49 12 8 2 0 3 14.4% 15:18
2023-24 NYR 61 13 6 19 0.31 6 24 2 1 1 14.3% 13:17
2024-25 NYR 30 4 10 14 0.47 9 14 1 1 2 8.9% 13:17
2024-25 SEA 49 10 20 30 0.61 -11 24 1 3 6 13.9% 17:03
2025-26 SEA 65 13 27 40 0.62 14 14 2 2 8 16.7% 14:15
Career NHL 444 84 117 201 0.45 16 118 13 12 38 12.7% -

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
2020-21 19 RW CAR 61 41 92 82 72 67 78 74 34 65 68 61 75 52 52 66
2021-22 20 RW CAR 61 42 92 82 74 67 85 72 38 63 71 54 25 57 58 65
2022-23 21 RW CAR 59 41 92 84 74 70 71 70 29 71 70 65 63 60 60 66
2023-24 22 RW CAR 61 42 96 84 74 70 80 68 31 72 73 69 63 64 65 68
2024-25 23 RW TBL 63 42 88 80 74 65 89 71 54 60 72 64 63 66 68 66
2025-26 24 RW TBL 73 44 85 75 78 70 97 73 49 79 71 63 69 68 71 70
2026-27 25 L-R SEA 65 43 92 73 78 67 85 71 41 80 72 67 53 70 73 69
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 19 RW CAR 61 41 92 82 72 67 78 74 34 65 68 61 75 52 52 66
2021-22 20 RW CAR · +1 · · +2 · +7 −2 +4 −2 +3 −7 −50 +5 +6 −1
2022-23 21 RW CAR −2 −1 · +2 · +3 −14 −2 −9 +8 −1 +11 +38 +3 +2 +1
2023-24 22 RW CAR +2 +1 +4 · · · +9 −2 +2 +1 +3 +4 · +4 +5 +2
2024-25 23 RW TBL +2 · −8 −4 · −5 +9 +3 +23 −12 −1 −5 · +2 +3 −2
2025-26 24 RW TBL +10 +2 −3 −5 +4 +5 +8 +2 −5 +19 −1 −1 +6 +2 +3 +4
2026-27 25 L-R SEA −8 −1 +7 −2 · −3 −12 −2 −8 +1 +1 +4 −16 +2 +2 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2020-21 CAR $3,575,000 3 yr 4.4% 19 ELC Rookie
2023-24 CAR $2,675,000 2 yr 3.2% 22 RFA
2025-26 TBL $4,500,000 2 yr 4.7% 24 RFA CURRENT
2024-25
Jul 12 2024
2024-25
to LIGHTNING

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