Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1982 in Fargo, North Dakota
Draft: Buffalo, 7th round (220th overall), 2000 NHL Entry
Contract: 4 years/$13,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $3,250,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2002-03 | 20 | BUF | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5:48 | |
| 2005-06 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 78 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 8.0 | 946 | 12:08 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 54 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 74 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 12.0 | 719 | 13:19 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 82 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 12 | -4 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 7.4 | 1407 | 17:10 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 62 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 108 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 9.8 | 999 | 16:06 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 65 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 | -7 | 82 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 10.8 | 1023 | 15:45 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 81 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 101 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 10.3 | 1226 | 15:08 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 70 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | -1 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 9.3 | 1034 | 14:46 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 56 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | -1 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 11.3 | 845 | 15:05 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | NSH | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 189 | 13:31 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | NSH | NHL | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.7 | 350 | 15:13 |
| Career | NHL | 516 | 73 | 117 | 190 | 70 | 13 | 611 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 96 | 4 | 17 | 784 | 9.3 | 7710 | 14:56 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 2002-03 | 20 | BUF | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 78 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.83 | 1.45 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 7 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 54 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.15 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 41 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 82 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 1.04 | 1.66 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 61 | 24 | 52 | 11 | -4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 62 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 1.74 | 1.97 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 47 | 15 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 65 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.34 | 0.14 | 1.26 | 1.71 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 38 | 14 | 43 | 12 | -7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 81 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 1.25 | 1.44 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 70 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 48 | 16 | -1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 56 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 1.25 | 1.11 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 40 | 15 | -1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | NSH | NHL | 14 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.43 | 0.93 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | NSH | NHL | 23 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.87 | 1.52 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 516 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 1.18 | 1.52 | 76 | 117 | 193 | 73 | 308 | 79 | 310 | 95 | 13 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 14.2 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 2005-06 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 222 | 12:21 | |
| 2006-07 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 77 | 10:60 | |
| 2009-10 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 112 | 18:40 | |
| 2010-11 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 135 | 19:20 | |
| 2011-12 | 29 | NSH | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 116 | 11:36 | |
| Career | NHL | 48 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | -6 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2.3 | 663 | 13:48 | |||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1998-99 | 16 | Portland Hawks | USAHA | 45 | 47 | 53 | 100 | 81 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 56 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -30 | 110 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 18 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 5 | 168 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 19 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 17 | 202 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 80 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 2 | 137 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 151 | 9.3 | |||
| 2003-04 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 78 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 169 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 2 | 192 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 28 | United States | WC-A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 234 | 41 | 86 | 127 | -5 | 498 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 151 | 9.3 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | USAHA | 45 | 47 | 53 | 100 | 81 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WHL | 198 | 53 | 82 | 135 | -8 | 480 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2000-01 | 18 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 19 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003-04 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 28 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WHL | 22 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 75 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Thru 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Paul Gaustad | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Gainey | 84.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -1.4 | |
| Ethan Moreau | 84.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | -0.1 | |
| Duane Sutter | 84.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | |
| Chris Neil | 82.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | |
| Patrik Stefan | 82.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | ||
| Rey Comeau | 80.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Dean Talafous | 80.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
| Todd Krygier | 80.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| Jeff Shantz | 80.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | |
| Ernie Hicke | 80.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Paul Gaustad | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Shjon Podein | 87.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |||||
| Chad Kilger | 83.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||||
| Doug Jarvis | 83.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jim Dowd | 82.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Patrik Stefan | 82.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| Rey Comeau | 81.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |||||||
| Steve Tambellini | 81.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||||||
| Garry Monahan | 81.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ||||
| Dean Talafous | 80.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Chris Neil | 80.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |||||
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Games Played |
February 27, 2012: Traded to Nashville by Buffalo with Buffalo's 4th round choice in 2013 Entry Draft for Nashville's 1st round choice (later traded to Calgary - Calgary selected Mark Jankowski) in 2012 Entry Draft, February 27, 2012.
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