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Toronto Maple Leafs · Defense · Shoots R

Darren Raddysh

Age 30 · 6'1" · 204 lb · Born in Toronto, CAN

Cap hit

$8.5M

8.2% of $104M cap

Term

8 yrs

Through 2033-34, then UFA

Clause

NMC

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

GP

2

Goals

0

0.0% shooting

Assists

0

0 primary

Points

0

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

22:12

PP 4:35 · PK 0:03

xGF%

41.4

5v5, -14.4 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.39

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

-3

Blocks 3 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Sep 30
vs NYI · W 2-1
0040120:364:500:00—3310-1-0.42
Sep 29
vs MTL · L 3-2
0030223:474:200:06—8651-2-0.36
May 3
vs MTL · L 2-1
0021126:071:570:04—7540-1-0.07
May 1
@ MTL · W 1-0
0061028:115:200:01—67100-0.66
Apr 29
vs MTL · L 3-2
0065125:264:550:00—5010+1-0.50

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,224 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%55.8%

89th percentile

Relative xGF%+2.4

77th percentile

HDCF%55.1%

78th percentile

CF%57.3%

95th percentile

Relative CF%+5.5

95th percentile

FF%56.3%

94th percentile

GF%59.2%

88th percentile

CF/6067.8

93rd percentile

CA/6050.5

93rd percentile

ixG/600.63

98th percentile

Goals above expected+9.2

100th percentile

IPP45.1%

84th percentile

PDO101.7

78th percentile

OZS%49.3%

61st percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleElite offensive defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Raddysh is a pass-first distributor who hunts for shots at an elite rate, generating an outsized offensive impact from distance. He lacks physicality and struggles to create spacing through rush chances or defensive positioning, relying instead on his shot volume and playmaking to drive results.

High-volume shooterElite playmakerPerimeter-focused
Shooting volume
100
Playmaking
97
Zone entries(est.)
40
Forechecking
51
Physicality
18
Defensive impact
39
Puck management
60
Speed
47

Where he shoots from

Slot 6% · Mid-range 29% · Perimeter 66%(322 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Shoots constantly at 100th percentile volume among defensemen
  • Exceptional 97th percentile playmaking creates primary scoring chances
  • 55.8% expected goals share shows strong offensive net effect

Watch-outs

  • Only 18th percentile physicality limits board battles and net-front presence
  • 40th percentile rush chances suggest difficulty creating clean zone entries
  • Most shots from perimeter (66%) rather than high-danger areas

Similar style: Vince Dunn (SEA), Rasmus Andersson (VGK)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 73 GP · goals above average

Season total +16.8 goals, or +0.23 per game.

Even strength offense
+1.9
Even strength defense
+0.6
Power play
+0.9
Penalty kill
+0.2
Finishing
+9.3
Playmaking
+6.5
Penalties
-2.7

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-SOGTOI/GPFO%GS/GP
2026-27TOR2000-3722:12—-0.39
2025-26TBL73224870+2121222:42—+0.23
2024-25TBL7363137+910817:18—+0.04
2023-24TBL8262733-310119:06—+0.04
2022-23TBL17123-42516:29—-0.07

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed
19.5 mph
46th pct
20+ mph bursts
0
Hardest shot
92.8 mph
96th pct
Distance
6.3 mi
OZ time
46.6%
88th pct
DZ time
37.2%