LouJersey
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Damn, just got home from a weekend away and watched the game....Caron looked GREAT. Some players are just better NHL'ers then AHL'ers for some reason, so maybe Jordan is from that ilk.
Damn, just got home from a weekend away and watched the game....Caron looked GREAT. Some players are just better NHL'ers then AHL'ers for some reason, so maybe Jordan is from that ilk.
That's true, but didn't this happen before he got sent up last year? For some reason he doesn't perform as well in Providence.
I think more then anything Bourque has earned his way down to Providence, not Caron earning his way to Boston.
I think the one thing Caron proved is that Kelly and Peverly need the big body with defensive, board battle abilities to succeed.
Caron doesn't have much of a scoring touch, but he is pretty good at fighting for the puck. Speed is probably the major downside.
But if Chia decides to go shopping for an upgrade, he needs to look for the big body that's reliable defensively but with more scoring ability.
Hopefully Caron won't slide backwards-which is probably my one concern with an AHLer coming up to the NHL.
Soderberg
I was impressed with what I saw. Hopefully he can keep that "compete level" up.
Granted, I've never seen Soderberg play a game. But, I doubt he will come over and be a reliable defensive player at the NHL level.
Granted, I've never seen Soderberg play a game. But, I doubt he will come over and be a reliable defensive player at the NHL level.
Yes,that seems to be the issue with Caron.I am not sure playing with intensity is something that comes easily for him.He is an intelligent player but needs to play every shift like it could be his last and in this case it really could be [at least with the B's].I was impressed with what I saw. Hopefully he can keep that "compete level" up.
Yes,Caron is certainly an upgrade over Pandolfo or Bourque.In a perfect world the B's could upgrade that 3rd line position and keep Caron around as an extra body when some inevitable injuries occur.Thank ****ing god.
I personally much prefer Caron on the third line rather than an old Pandolfo and undersized Bourque.
Caron at the least can gain experience and be a good backup if we don't trade him this year or if he does impress he can be trade bait in landing a bigger fish for that third line.
I would much rather have our young players in Providence like Caron, Macdermid, Krug, Bartkowski be the extra forwards and defensemen over old plug players that are there just to take up space. At the least these young players will gain more experience which is huge going forward.
I think he did good, not great. Couple sloppy passes, and a couple bad clears that resulted in a couple icing calls. Not to mention the sin bin assignment for an obvious slash.
However, I still really liked his drive. He played a pretty good game - what I'm hoping for from here is consistency. Can he continue to make a difference on that line..?
Yeah, well I think he was just trying to be Hard on the guys stick.. It didnt break did it? I thought he dropped it. Either way i thought it was a sort of Phantom call.
If Caron can play well why trade him? He fits in resign him as his contract is up this year anyway. He is a young player still. I hope he finds his grove He was a first rd pick and has skill and size.