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C-L-R · Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning · USA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
30 (1996)
Contract
$5,000,000 × 1yr
Expires
UFA 2027 · age 31
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jun 2024
Drafted
2016 Rd 4 (#106) PHL
Vitals
6'0" · 194 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 87 89th
FG 55 64th
DI 93 88th
SK 88 91st
ST 70 34th
EN 63 28th
DU 90 61st
PH 69 52nd
FO 46 40th
PA 66 48th
SC 62 34th
DF 69 50th
PS 77 92nd
EX 69 56th
LD 73 62nd
OV 68 51st

Contract

Cap hit $5,000,000 4.8% of cap
Year 3 of 3
2024-25
2026-27
Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 31
Clauses 1-way

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 PHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0% 2
2021-22 SEA 66 5 5 10 0.15 -2 15 1 0 0 38 13.2% 47
2022-23 SEA 82 8 12 20 0.24 -2 12 0 0 0 90 8.9% 55
2023-24 BOS / TBL 67 5 8 13 0.19 -45 49 1 1 0 136 3.7% 139
2024-25 TBL 81 11 23 34 0.42 -22 66 2 2 0 185 5.9% 166
2025-26 TBL 82 18 22 40 0.49 -19 58 4 3 0 224 8.0% 138
CAREER 6 yrs 382 47 70 117 0.31 -90 200 8 6 0 -- 7.0% 547
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 SEA 8 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 9
CAREER 1 app. 8 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 9
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 NSH 73 9 15 24 9 13 2 0 0 153 12:31
On Pace - 82 10 17 27 10 15 2 0 0 172 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2020-21 TBL 30 9 3 12 0.40 3 16 4 0 0 19.6% 10:34
2021-22 TBL 79 22 17 39 0.49 4 24 4 1 5 13.8% 12:48
2022-23 TBL 81 16 16 32 0.40 -8 50 3 4 9 10.5% 12:21
2023-24 COL 80 17 23 40 0.50 -8 61 2 3 5 11.6% 13:43
2024-25 COL 61 16 13 29 0.48 -1 18 3 5 7 12.8% 14:25
2025-26 COL 73 9 15 24 0.33 9 13 2 0 0 5.9% 12:31
Career NHL 404 89 87 176 0.44 -1 182 18 13 26 11.4% -

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
2020-21 24 C PHL 73 74 72 65 74 77 81 62 78 64 57 63 54 44 44 62
2021-22 25 C SEA 77 44 84 65 70 57 72 61 73 60 81 54 25 46 46 61
2022-23 26 C SEA 84 45 90 79 70 64 82 71 81 67 79 68 53 57 59 68
2023-24 27 C TBL 88 58 82 79 70 63 97 71 62 65 72 66 79 62 65 68
2024-25 28 C TBL 83 54 78 81 69 65 98 75 86 74 72 70 79 65 68 70
2025-26 29 C TBL 89 45 90 79 70 67 78 72 43 66 77 64 80 67 71 68
2026-27 30 C-L-R TBL 87 55 93 88 70 63 90 69 46 66 62 69 77 69 73 68
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 24 C PHL 73 74 72 65 74 77 81 62 78 64 57 63 54 44 44 62
2021-22 25 C SEA +4 −30 +12 · −4 −20 −9 −1 −5 −4 +24 −9 −29 +2 +2 −1
2022-23 26 C SEA +7 +1 +6 +14 · +7 +10 +10 +8 +7 −2 +14 +28 +11 +13 +7
2023-24 27 C TBL +4 +13 −8 · · −1 +15 · −19 −2 −7 −2 +26 +5 +6 ·
2024-25 28 C TBL −5 −4 −4 +2 −1 +2 +1 +4 +24 +9 · +4 · +3 +3 +2
2025-26 29 C TBL +6 −9 +12 −2 +1 +2 −20 −3 −43 −8 +5 −6 +1 +2 +3 −2
2026-27 30 C-L-R TBL −2 +10 +3 +9 · −4 +12 −3 +3 · −15 +5 −3 +2 +2 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2020-21 PHL $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 24 RFA
2023-24 BOS $3,000,000 1 yr 3.6% 27 RFA
2024-25 TBL $5,000,000 3 yr 5.7% 28 RFA CURRENT
2023-24
Aug 11 2023
2023-24
to BLACKHAWKS
Sep 15 2023
2023-24
to BRUINS
Dec 23 2023
2023-24
to LIGHTNING
  • Ross Colton 68
to BRUINS
  • Ludwig Persson P
  • Ty Voit (C/LW) P

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