LadyStanley
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Great quality person. Good player.
Thank you, Ryan. Very weird to see the Sharks waive him. Carpenter seemed like a good fit for what DeBoer wanted from his 4C. O'Regan is going to suck at 4C if he's playing with Ward and Sorensen/Goodrow every game...it would have been a different story if O'Regan was playing with Meier and Labanc. I also don't see why Vegas wanted Carpenter...they seem to have plenty of 4th liners on that team.
I agree that Carpenter is a good 4th line Center but I'm not surprised the Sharks waived him. I even predicted a few days ago that this would happen at some point. I'm also surprised that somebody claimed...you usually don't claim typical 4th liners off waiver. Having said that, he's not the 1st one this season (Dumont or DiDomenico for example). Still odd.
DeBoer obviously wants all four lines to score and maybe also a bit more speed in the lineup. Watching Carpenter, Ward and Karlsson is like watching the game in slowmotion.
From what I've noticed, DeBoer doesn't really believe in the 4 speed/skill line approach. He usually has a defensively sound/grinder 4th line (Ward, Zubrus, etc. come to mind). Carpenter, despite his struggles, fit that mold. O'Regan is going to struggle if he's deployed in that role. The only time I can recall DeBoer going away from that approach is in last year's playoffs with Meier-Tierney-Sorensen...
I was having a similar thought.It's possible that Carpenter asked to be waived in a "If I'm not going to play regularly in the NHL then I'd rather play full time in the AHL or get an opportunity elsewhere". Wouldn't be the first time DW's done this for a player.
Sorensen is also more of a grinder but at least he's a decent skater with a bit of skill. DeBoer just has to stop playing speedsters with slow ones and skilled players with plugs. It doesn't work. Karlsson may make better decisions (besides taking ill advised penalties) than for example Labanc or Meier and therefore score a few goals when playing with the Joe's but he's still killing the Joe's when playing with them. It's terrible to watch. Ward also doesn't work with Centers like O'Regan or Tierney. Somebody please tell DeBoer. When did Boedker play his best hockey? As soon as DeBoer started to play him on a faster line. Having O'Regan as the 4th line Center is fine but this means he has to have somebody to play with. Like Sorensen, Hansen or Boedker.
It's possible that Carpenter asked to be waived in a "If I'm not going to play regularly in the NHL then I'd rather play full time in the AHL or get an opportunity elsewhere". Wouldn't be the first time DW's done this for a player.
16 games...0 goals, 1 assist...The assists didn't translate either...the man of god going to the city of sin, good luck! too bad the goals didn't translate to the nhl level.
16 games...0 goals, 1 assist...The assists didn't translate either...