Role
Daniil But is a 6'5", 203-pound winger from Yaroslavl, Russia. Arizona drafted him 12th overall in 2023. The Hockey Writers has him on a three-year entry-level contract that makes him a restricted free agent in 2028.
Last season he played 29 NHL games with 3 goals and 4 assists, and 41 AHL games with Tucson, where he had 19 goals and 20 assists, per The Hockey Writers. That report expected him to start this season in the AHL. He made the Mammoth anyway.
Outlook
He scored in the Oct. 1 opener, and again on Oct. 13 against Toronto. That's 2 goals on 8 shots in 7 games, with a plus-2 rating. His ice time is about 10:44 a night, the lowest of the players we cover.
Our take: those minutes are limited, so he's a shooting-percentage story right now. A 25% rate won't last. But the size and the AHL scoring are real. If he stays in the lineup all year, he finishes the season as a full-time NHLer.