With the drama of free agency winding down, it’s time to pick things back up with our 2023-24 player reviews. The Stamkos drama and the Sergachev trade upended our quest to post all of the pending free agents before free agency actually started, but we can still knock those players out. Up today is Austin Watson.
The Basics
Name: Austin Watson
Position: Forward
Counting Stats: 33 Games, 2 Goals, 2 Assists, 7:16 TOI
Extra Stats (5v5): 41.90 CF%, 41.18 SF%, 58.33 GF%, 39.99 xGF%, 39.62 HDCF%, .950 On-ice Save Percentage, 1.62 iXG
2023-24 Contract: 1 year, $776,665
Contract Status: Pending unrestricted free agent
The Charts
The Review
To be honest, we weren’t really sure that Austin Watson would last long enough to warrant an end-of-the-season review.