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Carrillo could play. If he would have focused more on his game than being a goon, he could have had a much better career. He is doing something with helping players with concussions now. Not sure if he had anger issues or other mental problems but I'm sure all those fights contributed to the concussions and his mental state today.
Carcillo is an unguided missile in whatever he does. Damn the torpedoes, etc. I love what he's doing now with the concussion discussion because he's as unleashed as he was on the ice. He's turned that wild drive into a great asset for player advocacy.
But on the ice he was a menace to his own team as much as the other one. I can't forget Doan corralling him as the team was leaving the ice for an intermission and basically shouting in his face right there in the tunnel entrance. I don't recall Doan ever doing that with any other player on his team. So if I had to pick and choose for "favorite Coyotes pest/goon," I'd have to go with Tyson Nash, followed by Josh Gratton.