Note: Reports prior to Sept 2023 were originally graded out of ten, and also included additional categories that have been merged into the current categories.
This likely results in the overall ratings prior to 2023 being decreased in comparison to reports since Sept 2023.For an `Apples to Apples` comparison between players, we recommend only comparing reports before, or after, Sept 2023.
Results will average out accordingly as more data is accumulated.
Events
Birthday: Jul. 11, 1984
Height: 5' 10 | 180 cm
Weight: 194 lbs | 88 kg
Drafted: 205 overall, 2003 round 7 (
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Reports
Nov. 28, 2023 (Updated Nov. 30, 2023)
Contract: $5,500,000 over 1 year (Cap hit: $3,500,000)
Position scouted: Centre
Age when scouted: 39
Projection: First Line
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Veteran forward who continues to play to his identity offensively.
Skates on the Stars top line.
Averages around 16:30 TOI. Deployed at ES and PP#1
Elite puck touch. One of the best players in the game tipping pucks and finding rebounds around the crease. Quick release. Doesn't play with exceptional pace but his hockey sense takes him to areas of the ice that lead to results.
Reliable. Competes.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
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| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 12 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 42 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 11 | 14 |
- Compete/Consistency: 90
- Defensive Zone Starts: 80
- Hockey IQ: 95
- Offensive Zone Starts: 100
- Penalty Kill: 0
- Power Play: 95
- Physicality: 60
- Puck Moving/Passing: 85
- Shot: 90
- Skating: 75
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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