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D · Buffalo Sabres Sabres · USA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
26 (2000)
Contract
$5,500,000 × 2yr
Expires
RFA 2028 · age 28
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jul 2026
Drafted
2018 Rd 2 (#40) CAR
Vitals
6'4" · 229 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 82 90th
FG 46 50th
DI 88 69th
SK 83 87th
ST 84 89th
EN 86 87th
DU 95 73rd
PH 62 47th
FO 25 98th
PA 67 82nd
SC 60 94th
DF 95 96th
PS 25 67th
EX 65 43rd
LD 65 40th
OV 76 95th

Contract

Cap hit $5,500,000 5.3% of cap
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
RFA
2028 age 28
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 CAR 49 1 9 10 0.20 -10 14 0 0 0 30 3.3% 61
2022-23 CAR 73 6 17 23 0.32 -18 78 1 1 0 90 6.7% 159
2023-24 CAR 82 5 22 27 0.33 -24 79 1 4 0 89 5.6% 209
2024-25 NYI 54 5 10 15 0.28 +19 50 2 0 0 49 10.2% 111
2025-26 BUF 82 11 38 49 0.60 -5 67 2 4 0 106 10.4% 138
CAREER 5 yrs 340 28 96 124 0.36 -38 288 6 9 0 -- 7.7% 678
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 BUF 78 13 28 41 41 28 3 0 0 109 22:50
On Pace - 82 14 29 43 43 29 3 0 0 115 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2020-21 BUF 12 0 2 2 0.17 -8 4 0 0 0 0.0% 18:02
2021-22 BUF 42 0 10 10 0.24 -10 16 0 0 0 0.0% 20:00
2022-23 BUF 55 2 8 10 0.18 14 20 0 0 0 2.6% 22:11
2023-24 BUF 41 1 6 7 0.17 4 26 1 0 0 2.3% 20:30
2024-25 BUF 62 4 10 14 0.23 3 22 1 0 1 7.7% 19:18
2025-26 BUF 78 13 28 41 0.53 41 28 3 0 0 11.9% 22:50
Career NHL 290 20 64 84 0.29 44 116 5 0 1 6.0% -

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
2021-22 21 D CAR 82 46 89 66 84 75 60 56 25 52 47 83 25 45 45 65
2022-23 22 D CAR 89 47 88 74 84 80 75 60 25 58 47 89 25 49 49 70
2023-24 23 D CAR 84 46 88 74 81 85 77 59 25 51 48 90 25 57 57 70
2024-25 24 D NYI 91 47 82 74 81 80 65 63 25 51 47 90 25 60 60 70
2025-26 25 D BUF 86 46 89 82 88 78 79 68 25 70 62 95 25 63 63 75
2026-27 26 D BUF 82 46 88 83 84 86 95 62 25 67 60 95 25 65 65 76
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2021-22 21 D CAR 82 46 89 66 84 75 60 56 25 52 47 83 25 45 45 65
2022-23 22 D CAR +7 +1 −1 +8 · +5 +15 +4 · +6 · +6 · +4 +4 +5
2023-24 23 D CAR −5 −1 · · −3 +5 +2 −1 · −7 +1 +1 · +8 +8 ·
2024-25 24 D NYI +7 +1 −6 · · −5 −12 +4 · · −1 · · +3 +3 ·
2025-26 25 D BUF −5 −1 +7 +8 +7 −2 +14 +5 · +19 +15 +5 · +3 +3 +5
2026-27 26 D BUF −4 · −1 +1 −4 +8 +16 −6 · −3 −2 · · +2 +2 +1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2021-22 CAR $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 21 ELC Rookie
2024-25 NYI $3,800,000 1 yr 4.3% 24 RFA
2025-26 BUF $3,850,000 1 yr 4.0% 25 RFA
2026-27 BUF $5,500,000 2 yr 5.3% 26 RFA CURRENT
2024-25
Jun 30 2024
2024-25
to ISLANDERS
2025-26
Aug 2 2025
2025-26
to SABRES
to ISLANDERS

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