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I can’t tell whether it’s physical or mental, or both with him. He plays well the angrier, the more “Tasmanian-devil”-like he is. Problem is that we only see that occasionally and fleetingly from him.
Player Discussion Brandon Carlo II
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Carlo's at his very best when you don't notice him.
He's been very noticeable this series.
He's been very noticeable this series.
Carlo has always frustrated me. He's a much better player when he brings the nasty but there are too many games when he just doesn't do it.
The Murph
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The best Carlo, is the physical, quick, agile one, who jumps up into plays and is a rock defensively. He's done that, I remember it vividly.
He doesn't have an overrated skillset, but he's inconsistent. Little concerned if he can mentally become the player he can be consistently.
Unfortunately, pretty certain, we won't be seeing the good Carlo these playoffs, even if they made the Final.
He doesn't have an overrated skillset, but he's inconsistent. Little concerned if he can mentally become the player he can be consistently.
Unfortunately, pretty certain, we won't be seeing the good Carlo these playoffs, even if they made the Final.
Colt.45Orr
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Does he ever really hit? He’s always been soft. Now he’s soft on his stick, slower and making dumb plays.
But willing to drop the gloves with a guy half his size.
He's proven himself to be a very high level shutdown dman. Haven't his detractors here been watching him these past few years This?
This run has been an aberation. Something is wrong whether mental or physical, but he has a long impactful career ahead of him.
This run has been an aberation. Something is wrong whether mental or physical, but he has a long impactful career ahead of him.
arider1990
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I said it in the Ritchie but I think the extra muscle has thrown his balance out of wack which has affected the rest of his game.
LouJersey
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Honestly might be time to ditch Chara AND krug. McAvoy and Carlo may never hit their full potential playing with these guys.
That being said, Carlo has been awful and has seemed to peak which is very scary.
That being said, Carlo has been awful and has seemed to peak which is very scary.
I didn't know he put on extra muscle during the pause. That is a very plausible theory.
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I think it’s way too early to say Carlo has peaked. He’s still only 23 years old and is just shy of 300 NHL games. He wa already has having his best season for production (19 points, 67 games — 0.28 PPG PCs) and I felt was really coming into his own defensively (which he’s always been pretty solid at). He needs to up the physicality more but even that has come out this season.
easton117
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Ya I don’t think he’s peaked either. This whole bubble thing has seen players who were playing well look like shells of themselves.
That said I wish the guy could find his inner animal a little more often. A guy his size with his reach could be a terror out there. Just be half a Parayko in the meanness department.
Or an eighth of a Pronger. Any more than that these days you’ll miss half a season
I think you'll have to give up on the physicality thing. He can improve a little in that area, but I think he just doesn't have it in him. Some guys are like that. It's a fool's errand.
easton117
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You’re probably not wrong. Maybe his teammates can drag it out of him.
Cut a half inch off his sticks everyday. Call him at 3am to rave about the latest episode of Glee. Never let him have a turn at Mario Kart in the dressing room.
The little things add up
yup Carlo was our best defensemen last postseason
he was a force out there
cNt really get on guys for having bad bubble playoffs with how weird it is not to mention
the only players on this roster I think are performing to what they usually do are
Marchand
Krejci
Nordstrom
Wagner
McAvoy
Grzelyck
after that everyone has played well below what were used to
that shot he took on the breakaway was peewee material. at least get the goalie moving before you shoot it in the chest.
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They said at the start of this he put on some muscle weight. Don’t think it’s really helped him thus far
GlenFeatherstone
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The way he's moving I am guessing it was table muscle (and probably more than 5 lbs
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I agree. He was pretty good before the shut down. Something is off
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