I agree he had a solid three week stretch,,,And i believe he can be a number 4 DMAN........That said, he is a very young kid still learning a difficult position which it takes years to learn if you are not a phenom......Stanley cup hopeful teams cannot afford to have a raw kid in a top spot.... This is about the team, not Carlo. We cant send him out there in the playoffs and hope he is good and get what they got tonight. Playing top four is not a hit or miss.... If he was playing for the Rangers he can develop and have a bad game or two...wont matter...Here it does. BTW....Playing with a hall of famer all year also helped him a lot....Just saying.
I guess because the game was played at the "center" <sarcasm> of the hockey universe, the B's weren't going to get that call at the end.
But the encouraging thing is that even though being outplayed most of the game, they managed to be tied late in the 3rd.
I never said i would trade him for Nash and i would not.....I said McDonagh......If you want to argue with someone...Go find the person who suggested a forward....That said....I think the kid needs to sit. Miller is better and Frankly Holden probably is also....Carlo looks to me like Paul Martin...I think thats his upside....But this team needs more consistency. And the suggestion that Carlo made Chara look good.......Is really just a joke..... Chara looked poor 2 years ago because the whole defense was sucking and he lost Seids and Boychuk and had to adjust...This part is hilarious.
The Hall of Famer looked washed up two years ago. Last year he played with Carlo and looked pretty good. This year he played with McAvoy and looked even better. You think maybe the two young D partners had anything to do with that?...Just saying.
You want to move Carlo out and bring in a better D like McDonagh, I will listen, but I'm not trading him for a F, and definitely not a rental. Kid is 20 and has been playing Top 4 minutes for two seasons. This is not usual.
I never said i would trade him for Nash and i would not.....I said McDonagh......If you want to argue with someone...Go find the person who suggested a forward....That said....I think the kid needs to sit. Miller is better and Frankly Holden probably is also....Carlo looks to me like Paul Martin...I think thats his upside....But this team needs more consistency. And the suggestion that Carlo made Chara look good.......Is really just a joke..... Chara looked poor 2 years ago because the whole defense was sucking and he lost Seids and Boychuk and had to adjust...
I think the kid can be OK......But not now. I think the coaches are starting to feel that way also as he sat most of the third in a tie game. If that does not tell you something, then its just a fanboy thing and nobody can change that.
So Carlo made Chara look good again.....but when he plays with anyone else he looks average or below average like the last two games.....I guess we now know who Chara will ask to induct him into the HOF....,,,He sat because he had a bad game.
As far as Chara, the idea that Carlo made him look good is as much a joke as some of the crap you come out with about Carlo, to each his own. All I know is that Chara two years ago looked like ass, the last two years with young D partners that can actually skate and retrieve a puck, he looks much better. Coincidence? I don't think so.
From Joe McDonald on BSJ:
Not only did the Bruins drop a 4-3 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night at Air Canada Centre, Boston alternate captain Patrice Bergeron was seen leaving the arena with a walking boot on his right. There was no update on his condition, but he didn’t appear to be in too much discomfort.
Not sure when he suffered the injury, but he was hit in the right leg by a clearing puck near the benches in the first period and was clearly shaken up a bit as he made his way off the ice. He never missed a shift and logged 19:15 of ice.
So Carlo made Chara look good again.....but when he plays with anyone else he looks average or below average like the last two games.....I guess we now know who Chara will ask to induct him into the HOF....,,,
I think it will be close regardless. If Babs can get his head out of his ass, it would be nice though. I have no idea why he was trying to "shut down" the Bergy line today with Leo and Kadri. They got absolutely hammered today.
I can agree with this.......That said, i dont want him in my top four come playoffs....and my guess is he wont be. But we will see i guess.I think Carlo has looked good for the most part this year, but if you want to base it on a couple of games, do whatever floats your boat. Obviously, if a young guy plays with Chara, his experience and defensive prowess is going to help their game, just as their skating ability helps him. Same for McAvoy this season. It's a symbiotic relationship that both parties get something out of.
Leaf fan here.
Brutal call. No way that should have stood.
Hopefully see you guys in the playoffs.
*Glove tap*
Ugh. The worst type of person.