Carkner and Finley are the weakest links on Defense and Martinek brings nothing to the table. The Carkner and Martinek signings stunt the development of our future prospects. Finley is not an NHL player and would not even have a job if he wasnt a giant. The Isles had no business picking him up in the first place. Carkner is slow like Finley but at least he shows some toughness. Martinek at this point in his career is well just done.
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Carkner is reliable as a tough defender, needs to get his wheels and positioning back. Toughness from him is a big key to the Eastern Conference standings as we need the grit.
Martinek is a very smart defenseman who brings a reliable game every night. Just injury prone and not from anything chronic unless you count BAD LUCK. (no outstanding issues, just a long series of injuries plaguing him)
Finley is a former first rounder with size who has still to this day potential. Selected 27th overall, this large bodied defenseman is a defense first guy with toughness who is still developing. I seem to recall a solid two way clown defenseman who frustrated us because he wasn't playing particularly well with his lanky 6'8" body on LI, but in time grew into manhood and now uses his body well and has crafted his game due to the patience of others. He now captains Boston. The fact that he's 25, though, means he's likely about at his ceiling, and will have to show his toughness. He's a call-up IMHO, not a regular. His game will only improve if he is smarter in his own end and uses his body to neutralize opponents on the boards and in front of the net where we need crease clearers.
And the Knights were a fictional team Robert Redford played on.
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