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C-R · Philadelphia Flyers Flyers · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
25 (2001)
Contract
$3,950,000 × 2yr
Expires
RFA 2028 · age 27
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Jul 2026
Drafted
2020 Rd 1 (#15) VGK
Vitals
6'0" · 180 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 63 15th
FG 51 55th
DI 87 50th
SK 74 38th
ST 67 20th
EN 78 79th
DU 99 100th
PH 74 62nd
FO 51 53rd
PA 72 60th
SC 75 68th
DF 79 81st
PS 25 34th
EX 69 56th
LD 70 54th
OV 70 63rd

Contract

Cap hit $3,950,000 3.8% of cap
Year 2 of 3
2025-26
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
RFA
2028 age 27
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 VGK 44 5 11 16 0.36 -3 0 1 0 0 73 6.8% 4
2023-24 VGK 82 19 19 38 0.46 -22 6 5 2 0 185 10.3% 16
2024-25 VGK 82 14 13 27 0.33 -4 10 2 1 0 139 10.1% 22
2025-26 VGK 82 12 15 27 0.33 +11 12 3 0 1 127 9.4% 11
CAREER 4 yrs 290 50 58 108 0.37 -18 28 11 3 1 -- 9.5% 53
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 NJD 82 20 22 42 -2 33 1 4 7 158 18:14
On Pace - 82 20 22 42 -2 33 1 4 7 158 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2021-22 NJD 82 17 25 42 0.51 -25 28 2 2 5 11.0% 16:32
2022-23 NJD 82 27 29 56 0.68 22 14 6 2 10 16.8% 16:34
2023-24 NJD 82 20 13 33 0.40 -26 29 2 4 5 14.9% 17:13
2024-25 NJD 82 19 17 36 0.44 4 16 3 6 8 13.5% 17:53
2025-26 NJD 82 20 22 42 0.51 -2 33 1 4 7 12.7% 18:14
Career NHL 410 103 106 209 0.51 -27 120 14 18 35 13.8% -

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
2022-23 21 C VGK 61 41 89 86 65 74 67 72 68 75 72 69 25 55 55 67
2023-24 22 C VGK 63 41 94 86 67 74 99 67 45 77 84 73 25 60 60 71
2024-25 23 C VGK 63 51 89 88 67 75 99 72 53 63 75 76 25 64 65 69
2025-26 24 C VGK 65 41 93 84 67 77 99 72 48 66 74 78 25 67 68 70
2026-27 25 C-R PHL 63 51 87 74 67 78 99 74 51 72 75 79 25 69 70 70
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 21 C VGK 61 41 89 86 65 74 67 72 68 75 72 69 25 55 55 67
2023-24 22 C VGK +2 · +5 · +2 · +32 −5 −23 +2 +12 +4 · +5 +5 +4
2024-25 23 C VGK · +10 −5 +2 · +1 · +5 +8 −14 −9 +3 · +4 +5 −2
2025-26 24 C VGK +2 −10 +4 −4 · +2 · · −5 +3 −1 +2 · +3 +3 +1
2026-27 25 C-R PHL −2 +10 −6 −10 · +1 · +2 +3 +6 +1 +1 · +2 +2 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2022-23 VGK $1,294,167 3 yr 1.6% 21 ELC Rookie
2025-26 VGK $3,950,000 3 yr 4.1% 24 RFA CURRENT
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