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Michael
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
31 (1995)
Contract
$5,200,000 × 1yr
Expires
UFA 2027 · age 32
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Feb 2025
Drafted
2014 Rd 3 (#86) OTT
Vitals
6'0" · 186 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 67 27th
FG 42 21st
DI 91 78th
SK 79 65th
ST 68 25th
EN 67 41st
DU 91 63rd
PH 76 65th
FO 36 21st
PA 71 59th
SC 71 55th
DF 67 34th
PS 53 57th
EX 69 56th
LD 70 54th
OV 68 51st

Contract

Cap hit $5,200,000 5% of cap
Year 3 of 3
2024-25
2026-27
Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 32
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 OTT 38 0 0 0 0.00 -10 4 0 0 0 24 0.0% 20
2021-22 OTT 82 20 18 38 0.46 -17 42 2 7 0 219 9.1% 128
2022-23 OTT 82 5 14 19 0.23 +11 32 1 0 0 157 3.2% 153
2023-24 OTT 82 13 22 35 0.43 +8 39 0 5 0 144 9.0% 154
2024-25 OTT / NYR 83 17 24 41 0.49 -6 33 4 3 1 165 10.3% 74
2025-26 NYR 82 13 13 26 0.32 -22 64 0 0 0 146 8.9% 150
CAREER 6 yrs 449 68 91 159 0.35 -36 214 7 15 1 -- 8.0% 679
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 OTT 9 1 0 1 0.11 +2 2 0 0 0 16 6.3% 19
2023-24 OTT 5 2 0 2 0.40 -4 0 0 0 0 12 16.7% 10
CAREER 2 app. 14 3 0 3 0.21 -2 2 0 0 0 -- 10.7% 29
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 74 14 19 33 -24 20 1 6 10 126 14:48
On Pace - 82 16 21 37 -27 22 1 7 11 140 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 ARI 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 2 0 0 0 20.0% 9:33
2020-21 ARI 21 10 3 13 0.62 -1 12 1 3 3 26.3% 16:42
2021-22 TOR 79 23 40 63 0.80 27 80 2 2 5 13.1% 15:33
2022-23 TOR 82 23 26 49 0.60 21 103 4 7 10 13.2% 15:48
2023-24 CAR 60 13 23 36 0.60 -15 55 1 6 16 11.5% 15:07
2023-24 PIT 21 6 13 19 0.90 -4 2 2 1 5 10.9% 17:19
2024-25 PIT 58 14 15 29 0.50 -18 48 1 9 15 12.7% 15:15
2024-25 NSH 18 5 4 9 0.50 -1 20 0 2 2 11.1% 16:27
2025-26 NSH 61 13 18 31 0.51 -17 16 1 5 9 12.0% 14:48
2025-26 DAL 13 1 1 2 0.15 -7 4 0 1 1 5.6% 12:48
Career NHL 418 109 143 252 0.60 -15 342 12 36 66 13.0% -

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 24 C OTT 66 70 57 63 70 75 78 64 50 60 65 60 62 44 44 61
2020-21 25 C OTT 72 70 76 68 70 73 75 65 50 69 58 63 55 44 44 62
2021-22 26 C OTT 78 44 83 68 70 74 73 76 56 62 85 51 25 46 46 64
2022-23 27 C OTT 76 43 72 79 70 70 84 71 44 83 80 61 25 57 57 69
2023-24 28 C OTT 75 53 66 79 71 72 98 74 44 76 79 61 75 62 63 70
2024-25 29 LW NYR 67 52 80 81 71 70 99 85 34 81 74 62 75 65 66 71
2025-26 30 LW NYR 73 43 75 80 68 70 93 75 36 70 76 60 75 67 68 69
2026-27 31 L NYR 67 42 91 79 68 67 91 76 36 71 71 67 53 69 70 68
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 24 C OTT 66 70 57 63 70 75 78 64 50 60 65 60 62 44 44 61
2020-21 25 C OTT +6 · +19 +5 · −2 −3 +1 · +9 −7 +3 −7 · · +1
2021-22 26 C OTT +6 −26 +7 · · +1 −2 +11 +6 −7 +27 −12 −30 +2 +2 +2
2022-23 27 C OTT −2 −1 −11 +11 · −4 +11 −5 −12 +21 −5 +10 · +11 +11 +5
2023-24 28 C OTT −1 +10 −6 · +1 +2 +14 +3 · −7 −1 · +50 +5 +6 +1
2024-25 29 LW NYR −8 −1 +14 +2 · −2 +1 +11 −10 +5 −5 +1 · +3 +3 +1
2025-26 30 LW NYR +6 −9 −5 −1 −3 · −6 −10 +2 −11 +2 −2 · +2 +2 −2
2026-27 31 L NYR −6 −1 +16 −1 · −3 −2 +1 · +1 −5 +7 −22 +2 +2 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2019-20 OTT $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 24 ELC Rookie
2022-23 OTT $2,500,000 2 yr 3.0% 27 RFA
2024-25 OTT $5,200,000 3 yr 5.9% 29 UFA CURRENT
2024-25
Feb 16 2025
2024-25
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