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Eric Staal

#12 · Centre · Florida Panthers

Born Oct 29, 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 195 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 2003 by CAR (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2006-07. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brad Richards TBL · 70 P in 82 GP Milan Hejduk COL · 70 P in 80 GP Martin Straka NYR · 70 P in 77 GP Patrice Bergeron BOS · 70 P in 77 GP Alex Frolov LAK · 71 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060801002003-04: 31 points3103-042005-06: 100 points1002006-07: 70 points7006-072007-08: 82 points822008-09: 75 points7508-092009-10: 70 points702010-11: 76 points7610-112011-12: 70 points702012-13: 53 points5312-132013-14: 61 points612014-15: 54 points5414-152015-16: 39 points392016-17: 65 points6516-172017-18: 76 points762018-19: 52 points5218-192019-20: 47 points472020-21: 13 points1320-212022-23: 29 points29

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 CAR 81 11 20 31 -6 40 164 16 0.38
2005-06 CAR 82 45 55 100 -8 81 279 43 1.22
2006-07 CAR 82 30 40 70 -6 68 288 77 0.85 $4.5M
2007-08 CAR 82 38 44 82 -2 50 310 99 1.00 $4.5M
2008-09 CAR 82 40 35 75 15 50 372 61 0.91 $4.5M
2009-10 CAR 70 29 41 70 4 68 277 75 1.00 $8.25M
2010-11 CAR 81 33 43 76 -10 72 296 81 0.94 $8.25M
2011-12 CAR 82 24 46 70 -20 48 262 48 0.85 $8.25M
2012-13 CAR 48 18 35 53 5 54 152 35 1.10 $8.25M
2013-14 CAR 79 21 40 61 -13 74 230 67 0.77 $8.25M
2014-15 CAR 77 23 31 54 -13 41 244 65 0.70 $8.25M
2015-16 CAR 63 10 23 33 -3 32 159 55 0.52 $8.25M
2015-16 NYR 20 3 3 6 1 2 40 19 0.30
2016-17 MIN 82 28 37 65 17 34 211 42 0.79 $3.5M
2017-18 MIN 82 42 34 76 8 42 241 42 0.93 $3.5M
2018-19 MIN 81 22 30 52 -7 34 215 41 0.64 $3.5M
2019-20 MIN 66 19 28 47 -9 28 113 24 0.71 $3.25M
2020-21 BUF 32 3 7 10 -20 8 59 14 0.31 $3.25M
2020-21 MTL 21 2 1 3 -10 2 23 9 0.14
2022-23 FLA 72 14 15 29 -5 26 106 27 0.40 $750K
18 seasons Career 1365 455 608 1063 -82 854 4041 940 0.78

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 CAR 25 9 19 28 0 8 87 25 1.12
2008-09 CAR 18 10 5 15 -3 4 73 20 0.83
2015-16 NYR 5 0 0 0 -7 4 7 9 0.00
2016-17 MIN 5 0 1 1 -1 0 12 9 0.20
2017-18 MIN 5 1 1 2 -3 2 14 11 0.40
2019-20 MIN 4 1 4 5 0 2 9 3 1.25
2020-21 MTL 21 2 6 8 -2 6 21 17 0.38
2022-23 FLA 21 2 3 5 -4 12 14 14 0.24
8 seasons Playoffs 104 25 39 64 -20 38 237 108 0.62

2006-07 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 30 40 70 -6 68 288 77 0.85 10.4 20:08

Contract

$4.5MCap hitends in 2009, then RFA
$64KCap dollars per point70 points in 82 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2008-09, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2006-07 $4.5M
2007-08 $4.5M
2008-09 $4.5M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2022-23 to 2022-23 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $3.25M
2019-20 to 2020-21 $3.25M
2016-17 to 2018-19 $3.5M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $8.25M
2009-10 to 2015-16 $8.25M
2006-07 to 2008-09 $4.5M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2006-07 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2007 vs FLA W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 21:37
Apr 6, 2007 vs ATL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 21:44
Apr 3, 2007 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:29
Apr 1, 2007 @ FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 21:18
Mar 30, 2007 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 18:48
Mar 28, 2007 @ PHI L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:25
Mar 27, 2007 @ TOR L 1-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 14:35
Mar 24, 2007 vs SJS W 6-4 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 15:01
Mar 22, 2007 vs WSH W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 7 1 19:26
Mar 17, 2007 @ NJD W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:01
Mar 15, 2007 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:01
Mar 13, 2007 vs FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:39
Mar 11, 2007 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:05
Mar 9, 2007 @ WSH W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:19
Mar 4, 2007 @ ATL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 20:26
Mar 2, 2007 vs PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 22:42
Feb 28, 2007 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 2 5 1 25:05
Feb 27, 2007 vs OTT L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 4 21:48
Feb 24, 2007 @ ATL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 23:09
Feb 22, 2007 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:49
Feb 20, 2007 vs ATL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 24:23
Feb 17, 2007 @ MTL W 5-3 1 2 3 1 0 5 0 19:59
Feb 15, 2007 vs NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 23:36
Feb 13, 2007 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 20:20
Feb 10, 2007 @ MIN L 4-5 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 21:08
Feb 8, 2007 @ BOS W 5-2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 19:54
Feb 6, 2007 @ MTL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 21:11
Feb 3, 2007 vs BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 26:48
Feb 1, 2007 vs TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:16
Jan 30, 2007 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 22:53
Jan 27, 2007 @ WSH L 3-7 0 2 2 -1 2 4 1 19:49
Jan 26, 2007 vs WSH W 6-2 1 1 2 1 0 11 0 20:40
Jan 20, 2007 vs TBL L 5-6 (SO) 2 0 2 0 0 6 2 18:35
Jan 18, 2007 vs WSH L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 3 20:02
Jan 16, 2007 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 19:29
Jan 13, 2007 vs ATL L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 20:54
Jan 11, 2007 vs FLA W 6-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 17:51
Jan 9, 2007 @ TOR W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 19:24
Jan 6, 2007 vs NYI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 16:23
Jan 4, 2007 vs PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 21:26
Jan 2, 2007 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:26
Dec 31, 2006 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 24:05
Dec 29, 2006 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 18:29
Dec 28, 2006 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:27
Dec 26, 2006 vs FLA W 4-2 0 2 2 -1 2 1 0 19:50
Dec 23, 2006 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:46
Dec 22, 2006 vs NYI W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 16:27
Dec 19, 2006 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 19:50
Dec 16, 2006 @ TBL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 21:36
Dec 15, 2006 vs TOR L 3-4 0 2 2 -1 2 4 0 21:18
Dec 11, 2006 @ COL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 24:45
Dec 8, 2006 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 7 4 24:42
Dec 6, 2006 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 21:49
Dec 5, 2006 @ CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:37
Dec 2, 2006 vs BOS W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 17:14
Nov 30, 2006 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 19:43
Nov 28, 2006 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 1 4 3 2 23:06
Nov 24, 2006 @ BOS W 5-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 22:57
Nov 22, 2006 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:59
Nov 21, 2006 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 5 0 20:14
Nov 18, 2006 vs DAL W 5-4 3 0 3 1 0 7 0 21:45
Nov 17, 2006 @ WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:26
Nov 15, 2006 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 18:21
Nov 13, 2006 vs BUF L 4-7 0 0 0 -3 0 4 3 20:47
Nov 11, 2006 vs PIT W 6-2 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 23:36
Nov 9, 2006 vs WSH W 5-0 1 1 2 2 0 7 2 19:39
Nov 7, 2006 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 19:14
Nov 4, 2006 @ OTT W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 5 2 23:10
Nov 2, 2006 vs MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 4 6 0 23:30
Nov 1, 2006 @ ATL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:27
Oct 28, 2006 vs TBL W 6-4 2 1 3 1 0 4 1 23:44
Oct 26, 2006 @ TBL L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 7 0 17:22
Oct 25, 2006 vs ATL W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 19:43
Oct 21, 2006 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:36
Oct 20, 2006 @ BUF L 4-5 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 22:26
Oct 16, 2006 @ TBL W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 18:02
Oct 14, 2006 @ PIT W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 15:54
Oct 13, 2006 @ ATL W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 18:40
Oct 11, 2006 @ FLA L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:02
Oct 7, 2006 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 16:33
Oct 6, 2006 vs NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:53
Oct 4, 2006 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 7 2 19:37