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Declan
Alex Kannok Leipert Anders Lee Brandon Scanlin Brett Kulak Cameron Butler Carter Verhaeghe Chris Kreider Connor Murphy Curtis Lazar David Pastrnak Declan Carlile Jared Wright Jordan Martinook Justin Dowling Justin Faulk Justin Sourdif Marshall Rifai Matthew Robertson Mattias Samuelsson Mikael Backlund Nikolas Matinpalo Oskar Sundqvist Rhett Pitlick Sam Carrick Sidney Crosby Tage Thompson Trevor Janicke Trevor Moore Vsevolod Komarov Zach Metsa Zemgus Girgensons Arturs Silovs Justus Annunen Linus Ullmark Philipp Grubauer Victor Ostman
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
26 (2000)
Contract
$850,000 × 4y
Expires
UFA 2030
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
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Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
6'3" · 190 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 77 70th
FG 75 87th
DI 74 15th
SK 75 51st
ST 74 42nd
EN 65 19th
DU 75 34th
PH 58 17th
FO 25 98th
PA 44 14th
SC 47 30th
DF 80 38th
PS 25 68th
EX 48 11th
LD 48 11th
OV 64 19th

Contract

Cap hit $850,000 $850k remaining
Year 2 of 5
2025-26
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 30
Clauses —

Stats

No OTHL stats on record
2026-27 Regular Season
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No regular-season games played yet.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2026-27 PIT 11 3 2 5 -4 11 0 0 0 18 18:50
On Pace - 82 22 15 37 -30 82 0 0 0 134 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2023-24 TBL 1 0 0 0 0.00 +1 0 0 0 0 - 11:27
2024-25 TBL 3 1 0 1 0.33 +2 0 0 0 0 33.3% 13:00
2025-26 TBL 42 1 2 3 0.07 +5 40 0 0 0 3.0% 14:47
2026-27 PIT 11 3 2 5 0.45 -4 11 0 0 0 16.7% 18:50
Career NHL 57 5 4 9 0.16 +4 51 0 0 0 9.3% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, 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
2024-25 24 D BUF 74 69 87 70 69 76 82 52 25 47 43 61 41 44 44 60
2025-26 25 D BUF 73 73 74 72 73 69 75 48 25 38 43 60 41 44 44 59
2026-27 26 D BUF 77 75 74 75 74 65 75 58 25 44 47 80 25 48 48 64
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2024-25 24 D BUF 74 69 87 70 69 76 82 52 25 47 43 61 41 44 44 60
2025-26 25 D BUF −1 +4 −13 +2 +4 −7 −7 −4 · −9 · −1 · · · −1
2026-27 26 D BUF +4 +2 · +3 +1 −4 · +10 · +6 +4 +20 −16 +4 +4 +5
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2024-25 BUF $525,000 1 yr 0.6% 24 RFA
2025-26 BUF $775,000 5 yr 0.8% 25 RFA CURRENT
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