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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
30 (1996)
Contract
$5,500,000 × 4yr  NTC
Expires
UFA 2030 · age 34
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jun 2026
Drafted
2015 Rd 6 (#155) NJD
Vitals
6'6" · 204 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 82 90th
FG 55 64th
DI 80 31st
SK 77 63rd
ST 79 73rd
EN 80 66th
DU 88 52nd
PH 62 47th
FO 25 98th
PA 50 30th
SC 48 60th
DF 89 77th
PS 25 67th
EX 68 54th
LD 72 58th
OV 72 67th

Contract

Cap hit $5,500,000 5.3% of cap
Year 1 of 4
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 34
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 NJD 58 3 13 16 0.28 +13 24 0 0 0 29 10.3% 32
2022-23 NJD 73 5 10 15 0.21 -8 47 1 0 0 61 8.2% 83
2023-24 NJD 82 8 11 19 0.23 +6 63 1 1 0 62 12.9% 109
2024-25 NJD 82 2 17 19 0.23 -14 75 1 2 0 58 3.4% 157
2025-26 NJD 82 2 17 19 0.23 +2 64 0 0 0 43 4.7% 178
CAREER 5 yrs 377 20 68 88 0.23 -1 273 3 3 0 -- 7.9% 559
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 NJD 5 0 0 0 0.00 -4 2 0 0 0 2 0.0% 7
2023-24 NJD 5 0 1 1 0.20 +1 9 0 0 0 5 0.0% 7
2024-25 NJD 5 0 1 1 0.20 -1 6 0 0 0 5 0.0% 10
2025-26 NJD 5 0 1 1 0.20 -3 10 0 0 0 1 0.0% 10
CAREER 4 app. 20 0 3 3 0.15 -7 27 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 34
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 FLA 68 3 8 11 -1 47 0 0 0 68 20:21
On Pace - 82 4 10 13 -1 57 0 0 0 82 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2019-20 STL 5 0 1 1 0.20 3 0 0 0 0 0.0% 14:22
2020-21 STL 30 1 2 3 0.10 -11 11 0 0 0 4.5% 14:31
2021-22 STL 54 3 10 13 0.24 -6 55 0 0 0 5.2% 16:59
2022-23 STL 50 0 3 3 0.06 2 35 0 0 0 0.0% 16:39
2022-23 NYR 31 1 2 3 0.10 4 23 0 0 0 3.2% 18:42
2023-24 FLA 82 3 14 17 0.21 11 69 0 0 0 3.2% 20:02
2024-25 FLA 76 6 16 22 0.29 12 70 0 0 0 5.2% 20:12
2025-26 FLA 68 3 8 11 0.16 -1 47 0 0 0 4.4% 20:21
Career NHL 396 17 56 73 0.18 14 310 0 0 0 4.0% -

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
2020-21 24 D NJD 75 71 85 68 71 73 79 49 25 43 40 61 38 44 44 59
2021-22 25 D NJD 81 44 88 68 72 65 66 58 25 46 48 84 25 47 47 64
2022-23 26 D NJD 85 56 72 73 73 71 68 60 25 54 48 85 25 55 56 67
2023-24 27 D NJD 84 58 79 73 73 74 85 59 25 45 47 86 25 61 62 68
2024-25 28 D NJD 89 56 76 73 73 33 99 62 25 52 48 93 25 64 66 69
2025-26 29 D NJD 83 45 74 79 79 80 95 59 25 55 49 80 25 67 70 71
2026-27 30 D NJD 82 55 80 77 79 80 88 62 25 50 48 89 25 68 72 72
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 24 D NJD 75 71 85 68 71 73 79 49 25 43 40 61 38 44 44 59
2021-22 25 D NJD +6 −27 +3 · +1 −8 −13 +9 · +3 +8 +23 −13 +3 +3 +5
2022-23 26 D NJD +4 +12 −16 +5 +1 +6 +2 +2 · +8 · +1 · +8 +9 +3
2023-24 27 D NJD −1 +2 +7 · · +3 +17 −1 · −9 −1 +1 · +6 +6 +1
2024-25 28 D NJD +5 −2 −3 · · −41 +14 +3 · +7 +1 +7 · +3 +4 +1
2025-26 29 D NJD −6 −11 −2 +6 +6 +47 −4 −3 · +3 +1 −13 · +3 +4 +2
2026-27 30 D NJD −1 +10 +6 −2 · · −7 +3 · −5 −1 +9 · +1 +2 +1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2020-21 NJD $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 24 ELC Rookie
2023-24 NJD $2,250,000 3 yr 2.7% 27 RFA
2026-27 NJD $5,500,000 4 yr 5.3% 30 UFA CURRENT
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