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D · Montreal Canadiens Canadiens · USA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
24 (2002)
Contract
$10,000,000 × 3y
Expires
RFA 2029
Waivers
Exempt
Acquired
Free Agent · Jul 2026
Drafted
2020 Rd 1 (#9) MTL
Vitals
6'2" · 202 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 63 19th
FG 42 22nd
DI 95 98th
SK 99 100th
ST 75 49th
EN 91 98th
DU 87 50th
PH 91 98th
FO 25 98th
PA 75 94th
SC 61 96th
DF 95 96th
PS 25 68th
EX 66 47th
LD 67 45th
OV 79 100th

Contract

Cap hit $10,000,000 $10.00M remaining
Year 1 of 3
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
RFA
2029 age 27
Clauses 1-way

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2023-24 MTL 75 9 21 30 0.40 +2 10 1 4 1 94 9.6% 36
2024-25 MTL 82 8 23 31 0.38 -38 8 2 6 0 107 7.5% 26
2025-26 MTL 82 13 49 62 0.76 -14 44 1 9 0 154 8.4% 96
CAREER 3 yrs 239 30 93 123 0.51 -50 62 4 19 1 -- 8.5% 158
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 OTT 3 0 2 2 -3 2 0 0 1 6 17:45
On Pace - 82 0 55 55 -82 55 0 0 27 164 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2022-23 OTT 77 4 28 32 0.42 -6 12 0 2 17 3.0% 21:55
2023-24 OTT 79 10 28 38 0.48 +8 23 3 3 14 6.3% 23:13
2024-25 OTT 80 11 46 57 0.71 -14 12 4 5 30 5.6% 24:27
2025-26 OTT 67 14 40 54 0.81 +16 8 3 5 22 9.5% 24:50
2026-27 OTT 3 0 2 2 0.67 -3 2 0 0 1 0.0% 17:45
Career NHL 306 39 144 183 0.60 +1 57 10 15 84 6.1% -

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
2023-24 21 D MTL 67 42 94 86 74 85 67 78 25 67 48 96 25 54 54 73
2024-25 22 D MTL 67 52 90 91 73 87 95 88 25 66 54 91 25 60 60 75
2025-26 23 D MTL 65 42 94 93 75 90 98 89 25 74 56 93 25 64 64 78
2026-27 24 D MTL 63 42 95 99 75 91 87 91 25 75 61 95 25 66 67 79
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2023-24 21 D MTL 67 42 94 86 74 85 67 78 25 67 48 96 25 54 54 73
2024-25 22 D MTL · +10 −4 +5 −1 +2 +28 +10 · −1 +6 −5 · +6 +6 +2
2025-26 23 D MTL −2 −10 +4 +2 +2 +3 +3 +1 · +8 +2 +2 · +4 +4 +3
2026-27 24 D MTL −2 · +1 +6 · +1 −11 +2 · +1 +5 +2 · +2 +3 +1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2023-24 MTL $1,850,000 3 yr 2.2% 21 ELC Rookie
2026-27 MTL $10,000,000 3 yr 9.6% 24 RFA CURRENT
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