Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: March 15, 1982 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Draft: Los Angeles, 1st round (30th overall), 2001 NHL Entry
Contract: 3 years/$3,300,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $1,100,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2005-06 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 54 | 7:39 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 62 | 12:26 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 67 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 7.6 | 909 | 13:34 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | WSH | NHL | 76 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 7.8 | 1050 | 13:49 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | WSH | NHL | 79 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5.6 | 980 | 12:24 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | TOT | NHL | 75 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | -6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 7.6 | 891 | 11:53 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | WSH | NHL | 57 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | -3 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 8.2 | 660 | 11:34 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | NJD | NHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 231 | 12:50 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | TOR | NHL | 76 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | -14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 10.1 | 975 | 12:50 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 315 | 9:16 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | TOR | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 92 | 7:04 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | ANA | NHL | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 223 | 10:37 |
| Career | NHL | 419 | 33 | 46 | 79 | 30 | -14 | 129 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 450 | 7.3 | 5235 | 12:30 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 2005-06 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 67 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.51 | 0.99 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 45 | 24 | 1 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | WSH | NHL | 76 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.45 | 1.36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 60 | 34 | 2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | WSH | NHL | 79 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 1.14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 61 | 36 | 4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | TOT | NHL | 75 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.35 | 1.05 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 39 | 14 | -6 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | WSH | NHL | 57 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.42 | 1.07 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 32 | 11 | -3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | NJD | NHL | 18 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | TOR | NHL | 76 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 1.04 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 57 | 24 | -14 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 34 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.68 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | 30 | TOR | NHL | 13 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.31 | -2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | 30 | ANA | NHL | 21 | 0.05 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.90 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 419 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 1.07 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 29 | 125 | 6 | 267 | 134 | -14 | -2.7 | 4.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2007-08 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 101 | 14:23 | |
| 2008-09 | 26 | WSH | NHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15.8 | 225 | 16:03 | |
| 2009-10 | 27 | WSH | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10:28 | ||
| 2012-13 | 30 | ANA | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 68 | 9:46 | |
| Career | NHL | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 14.3 | 425 | 13:43 | |||
| 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 | U.S. National Team Development Program | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 16 | U.S. National Team Development Program | NAHL | 51 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | U.S. National Team Development Program | U-18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | U.S. National Team Development Program | USHL | 52 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 94 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | United States | WJ18-A | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 18 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 33 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 80 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 18 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 19 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 75 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 19 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 20 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 21 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 41 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 63 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 23 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 176 | 8.0 | |||
| 2006-07 | 24 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 28 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 185 | 16.2 | |||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 208 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 29 | 130 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 361 | 12.2 | ||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | CCHA | 146 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 249 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NAHL | 51 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | U-18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | USHL | 54 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 96 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJ18-A | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 |
| 2004-05 | 22 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 23 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 21 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 21.3 | |||
| 2006-07 | 24 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 19 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 9.4 | |||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 46 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 111 | 14.4 | ||||
| Thru 8 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| David Steckel | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Brad Smyth | 74.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Jeff Toms | 73.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | |
| Bob Dillabough | 70.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | |
| Nikita Filatov | 66.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Jeremy Williams | 61.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Petteri Nokelainen | 60.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| George Parros | 60.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | |
| Marc Habscheid | 60.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | |
| Alfie Turcotte | 57.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | |
| Vaclav Nedorost | 57.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| David Steckel | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Brad Smyth | 74.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Bob Dillabough | 70.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | |
| Nikita Filatov | 66.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Jeremy Williams | 61.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| George Parros | 60.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| Petteri Nokelainen | 60.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Alfie Turcotte | 57.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | |
| Vaclav Nedorost | 57.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||||
| Eric Chouinard | 57.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Benoit Gratton | 57.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
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August 25, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Washington, August 25, 2005.
February 28, 2011: Traded to New Jersey by Washington with Washington's 2nd round choice (later traded to Minnesota - Minnesota selected Raphael Bussieres) in 2012 Entry Draft for Jason Arnott, February 28, 2011.
October 4, 2011: Traded to Toronto by New Jersey for Toronto's 4th round choice (Ben Thomson) in 2012 Entry Draft, October 4, 2011.
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