Staff Grade: B-, Reader Grade: BNikolas Matinpalo played a career-high 50 regular season games in 2025-26, helping the Senators tread water through a seemingly endless wave of injuries on the blue line. He became more important as the season wore on, and his ice time and quality of competition steadily climbed. His efforts earned him a B- and a B, which are the exact grades he got last year. That consistency matches the player well.Let's get the…
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