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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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Vyacheslav Kozlov ATL · 76 P in 82 GP Daniel Alfredsson OTT · 74 P in 79 GP Simon Gagne PHI · 74 P in 79 GP Ray Whitney CAR · 77 P in 82 GP David Krejci BOS · 73 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

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 40 35 75 15 50 372 61 0.91 10.8 21:03

Contract

$4.5MCap hitends in 2009, then RFA
$60KCap dollars per point75 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, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2008-09 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 11, 2009 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22:05
Apr 9, 2009 vs BUF L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 19:32
Apr 7, 2009 vs NYI W 9-0 3 1 4 4 0 4 0 15:02
Apr 4, 2009 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 6 3 23:11
Apr 2, 2009 vs NYR W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 24:03
Mar 28, 2009 @ NJD W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 22:09
Mar 25, 2009 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:36
Mar 23, 2009 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 23:44
Mar 21, 2009 vs WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 24:31
Mar 20, 2009 vs NYI W 5-4 0 0 0 2 0 9 1 20:06
Mar 18, 2009 vs NJD W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:23
Mar 14, 2009 @ WSH L 4-5 (SO) 1 2 3 3 2 6 0 24:40
Mar 12, 2009 @ DAL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 21:19
Mar 11, 2009 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 6 2 21:32
Mar 9, 2009 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 23:00
Mar 7, 2009 @ TBL W 9-3 4 2 6 4 2 6 0 13:55
Mar 6, 2009 vs CGY W 6-1 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 18:15
Mar 3, 2009 @ WSH W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 23:03
Feb 28, 2009 @ ATL L 3-5 0 2 2 -2 0 0 0 20:05
Feb 26, 2009 vs BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25:13
Feb 24, 2009 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 9 0 22:55
Feb 22, 2009 vs COL W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 9 0 19:03
Feb 20, 2009 vs TBL W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 10 0 17:56
Feb 19, 2009 @ NYI W 6-2 2 0 2 3 0 7 0 19:08
Feb 17, 2009 vs BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 21:27
Feb 15, 2009 @ BUF W 3-0 1 2 3 2 0 7 1 21:16
Feb 14, 2009 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:25
Feb 12, 2009 vs FLA L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 4 11 1 19:02
Feb 7, 2009 @ PHX W 7-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 18:05
Feb 5, 2009 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 14:37
Feb 3, 2009 @ VAN L 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 6 2 22:34
Jan 31, 2009 vs ATL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 20:29
Jan 29, 2009 vs TBL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 21:31
Jan 27, 2009 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 22:03
Jan 20, 2009 @ PIT W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 9 4 22:38
Jan 19, 2009 @ TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20:45
Jan 17, 2009 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 22:18
Jan 15, 2009 vs TOR L 4-6 1 1 2 -2 0 3 2 21:11
Jan 13, 2009 @ OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:05
Jan 10, 2009 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 15:18
Jan 8, 2009 @ FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 20:21
Jan 6, 2009 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:19
Jan 3, 2009 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:56
Jan 2, 2009 vs STL W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 18:53
Dec 31, 2008 vs ATL W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 20:07
Dec 27, 2008 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 19:42
Dec 26, 2008 @ ATL W 5-4 3 0 3 2 0 5 0 19:21
Dec 23, 2008 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:27
Dec 21, 2008 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 1 2 3 0 0 5 1 20:03
Dec 20, 2008 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:32
Dec 18, 2008 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:57
Dec 16, 2008 vs MTL W 3-2 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 20:45
Dec 13, 2008 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 24:04
Dec 11, 2008 @ PHI L 5-6 (SO) 2 1 3 2 2 9 1 20:49
Dec 7, 2008 vs WSH W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 19:51
Dec 6, 2008 vs PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 21:39
Dec 4, 2008 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 20:01
Nov 30, 2008 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:06
Nov 28, 2008 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 20:23
Nov 26, 2008 vs PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 19:46
Nov 24, 2008 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 20:11
Nov 23, 2008 vs NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:20
Nov 21, 2008 vs PHX W 5-2 3 0 3 4 4 8 0 20:35
Nov 18, 2008 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:40
Nov 16, 2008 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:03
Nov 14, 2008 @ ATL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 21:23
Nov 12, 2008 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 21:58
Nov 9, 2008 vs ATL L 2-5 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 24:06
Nov 7, 2008 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 22:29
Nov 6, 2008 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 23:17
Nov 4, 2008 @ TOR W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 22:52
Nov 2, 2008 vs TOR W 6-4 1 1 2 -2 0 6 1 24:12
Nov 1, 2008 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21:43
Oct 30, 2008 @ STL W 1-0 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 22:43
Oct 28, 2008 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 24:16
Oct 25, 2008 @ NYI W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 24:07
Oct 23, 2008 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 21:24
Oct 19, 2008 @ ANA W 3-1 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 21:07
Oct 17, 2008 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 7 1 22:23
Oct 13, 2008 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 26:16
Oct 11, 2008 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 2 2 8 0 23:09
Oct 10, 2008 vs FLA W 6-4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 20:23