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Buffalo Sabres Sabres ·

Status: Pro 100%
Age / YOB: 25 (2001)
Contract: $1,000,000 × 1y
Expires: RFA 2027
Waivers: Eligible
Acquired: Free Agent · Jul 2026
Drafted: 2019 Rd 2 (#43) BUF
Vitals: 6'4" · 210 lb

Ratings

Percentile vs 257 d-men

CK 80 83rd

FG 45 47th

DI 84 45th

SK 80 79th

ST 80 77th

EN 72 42nd

DU 89 56th

PH 62 48th

FO 25 98th

PA 52 40th

SC 49 68th

DF 85 55th

PS 25 68th

EX 53 14th

LD 53 14th

OV 69 42nd

Contract

Cap hit $1,000,000 $941k remaining

Year 1 of 1

2026-27

Expiry Status

RFA

2027 age 26

Clauses —

Season so far

in 4 GP

Goals

0 leader63

pace 0

Sht% - 40th

Assists

0 leader112

pace 0

Plus/Minus -3

Points

0 leader134

pace 0

P/20 0.00

ATOI

15:03 leader26:28

Blocks 8 11th

2026-27 · Sabres

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PiM	ATOI	P/20	GW	GT	S	S%	PPG	PPP	SHG	Hits	HTT	FO%	HT	PP TOI	%PP	SH TOI	%SH	EV TOI
YTD	4	0	0	0	-3	0	15:03	0.00	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	5	3	-	0	0:12	5.0	0:09	2.2	14:43
On Pace	82	0	0	0	-62	0	-	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	103	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-

2026-27 Regular Season

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								Shots			Hits		Ice time			PP				PK			EV
Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	SAT	SB	Hit	HTT	L#	TOI	POSS	TOI	G	A	S	TOI	G	S	TOI	G	A	S
Nov 03	DAL	L 2-4	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0	D3	13:40	1:24	0:00	-	-	-	0:00	-	-	13:40	0	0	0
Nov 01	MIN	W 4-3 OT	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0	3	D3	17:37	1:53	0:00	-	-	-	0:00	-	-	17:37	0	0	0
Oct 29	CHI	W 2-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	D3	14:43	1:05	0:48	0	0	0	0:34	0	0	13:21	0	0	0
Oct 27	CLB	L 2-6	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	3	0	D3	14:12	0:41	0:00	-	-	-	0:00	-	-	14:12	0	0	0
4 GP			0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	8	5	3	--	15:03	1:16	0:48	0	0	0	0:34	0	0	58:50	0	0	0

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PiM	GW	PPG	PPP	S	TOI
2025-26	NYR	72	6	12	18	-1	38	2	0	0	79	17:24
On Pace	-	82	7	14	21	-1	43	2	0	0	90	-

NHL Career Stats
Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	+/-	PiM	GW	PPG	PPP	S%	TOI
2024-25	NYR	2	0	0	0	0.00	+3	0	0	0	0	0.0%	17:38
2025-26	NYR	72	6	12	18	0.25	-1	38	2	0	0	7.6%	17:24
Career	NHL	74	6	12	18	0.24	+2	38	2	0	0	7.4%	-

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
2023-24	22	D	BUF	79	77	82	63	77	72	78	52	25	47	42	64	40	44	44	60
2024-25	23	D	BUF	78	77	79	65	77	73	79	50	25	43	41	63	39	44	44	60
2025-26	24	D	BUF	78	80	74	68	80	73	79	51	25	49	39	63	37	44	44	61
2026-27	25	D	BUF	80	45	84	80	80	72	89	62	25	52	49	85	25	53	53	69

Season	Age	Pos	Team	CK	FG	DI	SK	ST	EN	DU	PH	FO	PA	SC	DF	PS	EX	LD	OV
2023-24	22	D	BUF	79	77	82	63	77	72	78	52	25	47	42	64	40	44	44	60
2024-25	23	D	BUF	−1	·	−3	+2	·	+1	+1	−2	·	−4	−1	−1	−1	·	·	·
2025-26	24	D	BUF	·	+3	−5	+3	+3	·	·	+1	·	+6	−2	·	−2	·	·	+1
2026-27	25	D	BUF	+2	−35	+10	+12	·	−1	+10	+11	·	+3	+10	+22	−12	+9	+9	+8

Starting	Team	Salary	Length	Cap %	Age	Signed as
2023-24	BUF	$896,667	3 yr	1.1%	22	ELC	Rookie
2026-27	BUF	$1,000,000	1 yr	1.0%	25	RFA	CURRENT

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