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: Sep. 10, 1988
Height: 6' 3 | 193 cm
Weight: 220 lbs | 100 kg
Drafted: 2 overall, 2006 round 1 (
PIT)
Reports
Oct. 24, 2023 (Updated Oct. 26, 2023)
Contract: $11,600,000 over 4 years (Cap hit: $2,900,000)
Position scouted: Centre
Age when scouted: 35
Projection: Third Line
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Long time Hurricane. Captain of the team. Leads by example. Leans 3F at this stage of his career. Has never been a burner, but he keeps up to the pace of the NHL game by positioning himself appropriately in all three zones.
Responsible. Takes the majority of the key face-offs. Took an incredible 1474 draws in (22/23) and won 55.70% of them.
Plays a heavy / physical game. Credited with 155 hits last season.
Provides better than secondary offense. Averaging 16:16 TOI - 13:16 ES - 0:13 PP - 2:46 PK
Big body. Hard to move off the puck along the wall and out front the net.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -14 | 44 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 32 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 78 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 18 |
- Compete/Consistency: 86
- Defensive Zone Starts: 88
- Hockey IQ: 90
- Offensive Zone Starts: 78
- Penalty Kill: 84
- Power Play: 60
- Physicality: 90
- Puck Moving/Passing: 79
- Shot: 79
- Skating: 66
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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