Paul Cotter

Paul Cotter

26-Year-Old CenterC
Vancouver Canucks
2026 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Paul Cotter in 2026. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
Signed a one-year, $2.15 million contract with the Canucks in July of 2026.
Grabs one-year deal
CVancouver Canucks
July 1, 2026
Cotter agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.15 million contract with Vancouver on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Cotter missed the 20-point mark last year for the first time since his 2022-23 rookie campaign, which may have factored into New Jersey's decision not to give him a qualifying offer. Even with a change of scenery, the 26-year-old center is unlikely to be anything more than a bottom-six forward who helps kill penalties. He'll add some value in formats that utilize hits, but is otherwise a relative non-factor.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    10:41
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:10
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:01
 
Ice Time
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Short-Handed
2023–24
12:44
0:33
0:00
2024–25
13:05
0:27
0:03
2025–26
10:41
0:10
0:01
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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In his three seasons as a full-time NHL player, Cotter has two double-digit goal-scoring campaigns. In both of those seasons, his shooting percentage was over 17 percent, a high mark to try to maintain year-over-year. Those two seasons, including last year’s numbers of 16 goals and six assists, bookend a season in which the 25-year-old scored just seven times, shooting 7.0 percent, though he had a career-high 25 points that year. Whether or not the goal-scoring is present or not, one thing remains constant and that's Cotter's ability to bring the boom. The physical forward threw a career-high 245 hits last season, the second-straight 200-hit season of his career. At the very least, it’s fair to expect another big physical season from Cotter, but to expect him to score enough goals to warrant fantasy consideration might not be as wise of a gamble.
An initial glance at Cotter's numbers last year would indicate a player on the rise, as he set new career highs with 18 assists, 25 points and four power-play points. However, a deeper look at the versatile forward's end of the 2023-24 campaign paints a different picture. The 24-year-old Michigan native ended the regular season mired in a 17-game goal drought during which he generated a mere 15 shots on net. Additionally, Cotter found himself as the odd man out of the lineup in the playoffs, serving as a healthy scratch for all seven of the Golden Knights' postseason clashes with Dallas. An offseason trade saw him shipped off to New Jersey, where he is likely to fill a limited bottom-six role, providing hits and depth scoring but little else.
Cotter broke through to earn a regular NHL role in 2022-23, racking up 13 goals, five assists, 168 hits, 76 shots on goal and a minus-5 rating in 55 contests. He bounced around the lineup when the Golden Knights battled injuries, but he ultimately settled in as a bottom-six option. The 23-year-old is a fourth-round pick from 2018, and his physicality will get him on the fantasy radar in leagues that reward hits. Cotter's goal-scoring is likely to drop off in 2023-24 after he shot an unsustainable 17.1 percent, but there could be enough growth in the rest of his game to push him over the 20-point mark if he can stay in the lineup regularly.
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No qualifying offer
CFree Agent
June 29, 2026
Cotter didn't get a qualifying offer from New Jersey on Monday.
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Buries goal in Thursday's loss
CNew Jersey Devils
April 10, 2026
Cotter scored a goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Penguins.
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OT hero in two-goal night
CNew Jersey Devils
March 17, 2026
Cotter scored two goals, one the overtime winner, in Monday's 4-3 victory over the Bruins.
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Snaps slump in loss
CNew Jersey Devils
February 27, 2026
Cotter scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Penguins.
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Struggling in January
CNew Jersey Devils
January 28, 2026
Cotter's point drought reached 18 games in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Jets.
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Off to Worlds
CNew Jersey Devils
May 7, 2026
Cotter was announced as a member of Team USA's IIHF World Championship roster Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Cotter will try to end his year on a positive note. He had just 15 points in 79 regular-season games for the Devils, the worst full-season performance in his career.
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