Carlo vs. Chara

[TaroTsujimoto]

Who's better?

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[Over the volcano]

The Bruins are for having them both

 

[wintersej]

Chara is the Bruins #4D by TOI and impact.

edit: he is also still very much a top 4D on a good team. He has entered his Chelios with the Red Wings stage of his career.

 

[TwineTickler]

If the question is right now, it's Carlo.... and that will be about 98% of the responses

 

[KnightofBoston]

Well, I’m not really sure who’s better overall every night

I think carlo, he’s really come a long way

But in certain aspects obviously Z is better.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Chara by a hair, but that may change as soon as next season

Carlo is easily the better skater and better in transition.

Chara is better defensively and brings a lot more hitting and intimidation. Both of which make a big difference especially in the playoffs

Additionally Chara's experience and mentoring is extremely valuable to the young guys. I'd argue Chara has played a big role in Carlo's development.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

As long as they both play well to help the team win I don’t care

 

[Sheppy]

Carlo.

 

[TCB]

Big Z can still get the job done and can be an imposing and intimidating presence back there and is still one of the top PKers in the league, but with Carlo's ability to break up plays defensively and also be able to skate it out of harms way and with him emerging as one of the best defensive defenseman in the NHL, Carlo wins this one hands down.

 

[ON3M4N]

The way I look at this question is this...game on the line, who would I rather have on the ice. At the end of the day I'm still taking Chara to get the job done.

 

[HuskyBruinPride]

I think Carlo gets the nod here. He’s grown into a fantastic shutdown D man, a great #3 imo, Chara is more like #4 at this point in his career.

 

[CharaBadSenyshynGawd]

In a big game, big situation, it’s Chara. That’s not a knock on Carlo.... but it’s Z.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

In a big game, big situation, it’s Chara. That’s not a knock on Carlo.... but it’s Z.

that's how i judged it as well.

Game 7, up 1, final 2 minutes...who do you want out there

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

I think it's Carlo because he's a better skater and handles the puck better. Carlo is also a better "puck mover" or "get it out of the zone" guy.

Chara clearly has a harder shot, and I *think* it's more accurate but that's a guess.

If I had to pick one, I'm going with Carlo.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Chara makes fewer mistakes so I went with him. I'm a huge fan of Carlo though.

Also, the value of Chara is that he mentored Carlo and is a big reason of why he's so good. If we can have Chara do that for another year and bring Vaak along, it's even better.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

In a big game, big situation, it’s Chara. That’s not a knock on Carlo.... but it’s Z.

When has Carlo played in a "big game"? The answer is zero, so how do you judge the unknown?

that's how i judged it as well.

Game 7, up 1, final 2 minutes...who do you want out there

In 2010-11 the answer would have been Chara. This year based on what I have seen from both, it would be Carlo.

In reality, because one is LH and one RH, that is probably the shut down pair you would see up 1 in the final 2 minutes

 

[compan]

Chara will have had the better career, but Carlo today I think is better with all things considered. He is a little more stable and isn't getting burned like Chara has been sometimes due to his slowing speed and agility. It's awesome for us to have both because Carlo is providing the team flexibility to shorten Chara's minutes to really give him the best chance for success. As great of shape that he is in, I don't think top line minutes for a playoff run is a good idea.

In reality, because one is LH and one RH, that is probably the shut down pair you would see up 1 in the final 2 minutes

Bingo. This.

 

[ON3M4N]

Chara will have had the better career, but Carlo today I think is better with all things considered. He is a little more stable and isn't getting burned like Chara has been sometimes due to his slowing speed and agility. It's awesome for us to have both because Carlo is providing the team flexibility to shorten Chara's minutes to really give him the best chance for success. As great of shape that he is in, I don't think top line minutes for a playoff run is a good idea.



Bingo. This.

Carlo is a new age Chara

 

[Pay Carl]

Carlo by quite a bit

Saw some stat the other day that he has had the least goals scored against while he is on the ice per 60 of any D-man in the league that had played over 1000 minutes

 

[compan]

Carlo by quite a bit

Saw some stat the other day that he has had the least goals scored against while he is on the ice per 60 of any D-man in the league that had played over 1000 minutes

Pretty impressive but according to other sections we overrate Carlo lol

 

[pkunit]

Chara is the Bruins #4D by TOI and impact.

edit: he is also still very much a top 4D on a good team. He has entered his Chelios with the Red Wings stage of his career.

His Charlios!

 

[barstool]

I think Chara needs to be more agressive, since he's been in Boston coaches have probably been telling him you are our best PKer stay out of the box but now we have other defenseman that can do the job
I don't mean agressive in front of the net or in the corners he does a good job there I mean as a player crosses the blue line to the the face off dot he's reaching trying to poke check , to hell with that take the body with extreme prejudice and the game will be much easier for him.
I think Chara 's problems started after the Pacioretti hit he played the game free and agressive but after all those accusations it changed him and now small fast players who tried to escape buy going wide are getting the puck into his feet, going even lower clipping him on the hip, buy the time he regains his balance it's to late.

 

[CharaBadSenyshynGawd]

When has Carlo played in a "big game"? The answer is zero, so how do you judge the unknown?






In 2010-11 the answer would have been Chara. This year based on what I have seen from both, it would be Carlo.

In reality, because one is LH and one RH, that is probably the shut down pair you would see up 1 in the final 2 minutes

I’m not sure if you misread, misunderstood or misinterpreted what I wrote. Strange response and it seems like you missed the whole point of what I was saying.

 

[Boston Bandit]

Love both players, but one is a Norris winner and it's not even close if we compare Carlo to Chara in his prime. With that said; let's see what Carlo is in his prime.

 

[Lobster57]

i think we've reached "wrap Brandon in bubblewrap and put him in stasis" stage of the season.
i REALLY want to see this guy in the playoffs.