Player Discussion Gabriel Carlsson

[Eye of Ra]

Been good so far?

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[CapitalsCupReality]

Meh….not awful….let ‘em play.

 

[pman25]

he's definitely a guy

 

[The Instigator]

Undoubtedly one of the players of all time.

 

[bacchist]

He wore jersey #18

 

[Langway]

Tall.

 

[Corby78]

Has two S’s in his last name. Make sure to spell correctly when scoring at home.

 

[twabby]

I think there are big things waiting for Gabe. He's 26 and just about to enter his prime. The sky's the limit!

 

[DWGie26]

I’d still like to sign him to a two-way contract next year. He isn’t going to be an NHL regular but he can be a top pair guy in Hershey and be a serviceable call-up.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Was just checking out Hershey roster to see which players could be considered "prospects" and saw that he was with them in the regular season but is not playing in the playoffs. Was that an injury or is he not on the roster since he was with Washington?

Interesting that the Bears have five defensemen who were first or second round picks.

Are any of them (Johansen or Iorio perhaps) likely to see significant NHL time in the future?

 

[Roshi]

Was just checking out Hershey roster to see which players could be considered "prospects" and saw that he was with them in the regular season but is not playing in the playoffs. Was that an injury or is he not on the roster since he was with Washington?

Interesting that the Bears have five defensemen who were first or second round picks.

Are any of them (Johansen or Iorio perhaps) likely to see significant NHL time in the future?

Id go with

Iorio is on a path to NHL. Too early to say in what role or timeline, but Caps is hoping for a top4-5 defence from him in 2- years. So next year is likely in Hershey, hopefully in a leading role. Maybe few games of taste from the big league.

Johansen is a tough one. He has been at the verge of ’make it or break it’ for couple years now but always seems to buy another year. This looks to go at that route too. He needs to have a monstrous training camp and some roster-luck to get a real chance to make it to the NHL with Caps. Id figure the right route for him is going to take his service for some bottom feeders AHL team in hopes to get an easier set of road blocks to catch a momentum.

Outside of Hershey Caps have Chesley who we have hopes for. But in overall, its not deep d-pool for us. Though we do have already a really young LD crew up with Fehervary, Sandin and Alexeyev, so its not that dooming either.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Id go with

Iorio is on a path to NHL. Too early to say in what role or timeline, but Caps is hoping for a top4-5 defence from him in 2- years. So next year is likely in Hershey, hopefully in a leading role. Maybe few games of taste from the big league.

Johansen is a tough one. He has been at the verge of ’make it or break it’ for couple years now but always seems to buy another year. This looks to go at that route too. He needs to have a monstrous training camp and some roster-luck to get a real chance to make it to the NHL with Caps. Id figure the right route for him is going to take his service for some bottom feeders AHL team in hopes to get an easier set of road blocks to catch a momentum.

Outside of Hershey Caps have Chesley who we have hopes for. But in overall, its not deep d-pool for us. Though we do have already a really young LD crew up with Fehervary, Sandin and Alexeyev, so its not that dooming either.

Where does Aktell fit in this mix?

 

[Roshi]

Where does Aktell fit in this mix?

That remains to be seen.. He'll head in for the camp and from that point on its up to him to claw a roster spot for himself, against the odds. Very much Gabriel Carlsson stylish signing. Costs nothing to see if theres something.

 

[Langway]

Carlsson has been playing with McIlrath in the playoffs. Some sites just haven't added AHL playoff stats yet.

Johansen has been the best of the bunch. He still can't seem to pack on much mass so probably not more than a 5-7 at the NHL level but the polish and tools are there. Iorio is bigger and a bit more skilled but pretty raw and likely needs at least another year in Hershey. He's got more upside but as the youngest also a while to go yet tying it all together.

 

[BiPolar Caps]

Carlsson has been playing with McIlrath in the playoffs. Some sites just haven't added AHL playoff stats yet.

Johansen has been the best of the bunch. He still can't seem to pack on much mass so probably not more than a 5-7 at the NHL level but the polish and tools are there. Iorio is bigger and a bit more skilled but pretty raw and likely needs at least another year in Hershey. He's got more upside but as the youngest also a while to go yet tying it all together.

I'm penciling in Johansen as the 7th Dman on the Caps roster for 2023/24. Iorio or Carlsson getting call ups when injuries occur to the D-corps (and they will).

To start the season the 6 d will be, Carlson, Sandin, Jensen, TVR, Fever and AA.

Figure Chesley makes the jump to Hershey in 24/25 season. Iorio by that time may be ready for permanent roster spot with Capitals. Could mean time to move TVR or Jensen come the TDL that season or maybe even this coming season.

 

[OV Rocks]

I'm penciling in Johansen as the 7th Dman on the Caps roster for 2023/24. Iorio or Carlsson getting call ups when injuries occur to the D-corps (and they will).

To start the season the 6 d will be, Carlson, Sandin, Jensen, TVR, Fever and AA.

Figure Chesley makes the jump to Hershey in 24/25 season. Iorio by that time may be ready for permanent roster spot with Capitals. Could mean time to move TVR or Jensen come the TDL that season or maybe even this coming season.

I got to watch Iorio in person against Hartford, I was extremely impressed with every part of his game. I think he will be pushing for a spot halfway through next season. He just needs to play as much as possible.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Yeah Carlsson has been paired with McIlrath for the playoffs and does really well. In fact he covers for a lot of McIlraths shortcomings. He's been a great fit as a partner. I feel very much the same with Iorio and LuJo. LuJo played potentially the best game of his pro career the other night...he's paired with Vinny and he covers a ton of LuJos bad decisions. I think Iorio is a certain second pairing stud in the NHL. Chance of a 1st pairing with the right high talent partner. He needs one more year in Hershey and he's going to be more than ready. Vinny has the "it" factor. You can see the pro in him.

Edit: LuJo is a career AHL guy with some NHL 7th man duty in his future. Maybe he finds the right situation and coachfan he gets the Irwin/Lavi treatment somewhere.