Birthday: Mar. 20, 1995
Height: 6' 3 | 191 cm
Weight: 218 lbs | 99 kg
Drafted: 101 overall, 2013 round 4 (
DAL)
Contract: $22,050,000 over 7 years (Cap hit: $3,150,000)
Paul has developed into a very reliable 200ft player at the NHL level
He contributes to team success in a variety of roles.
Big body. Long reach. Hard to contain coming off the wall and when driving to the net.
Wins over 50% of his face-offs. Responsible defensively. Can match up against top six forwards
Aggressive directing pucks on net. Not the most fluid looking skater, but he gets everywhere on time and can surprise opponents with his speed off the rush at times.
Averages 16:58 TOI - Used in all situations - Secondary PK - Difficult to play against.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 33 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 17 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 59 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 22 |
- Compete/Consistency: 85
- Defensive Zone Starts: 85
- Hockey IQ: 88
- Offensive Zone Starts: 85
- Penalty Kill: 70
- Power Play: 85
- Physicality: 80
- Puck Moving/Passing: 75
- Shot: 84
- Skating: 77
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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