Gardiner-Pesce vs. Krug-Carlo as a Middle Pairing Next Season

[LuckyBoeser]

Gardiner > Krug
Pesce >>> Carlo

Hurricanes duo no doubt

 

[Machinehead]

Carlo is the weak link here.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Pesce is the best D out of all, so that pairing

 

[Karl Eriksson]

I would also add Muzzin-Barrie. Another second pairing with a high end offensive guy and a very good defender

Take it to HF Leafs.

 

[rosscow]

It's Carlo and krug but neither team will ever win a cup with that as a middle pairing

 

[Clint Eastwood]

It's Carlo and krug but neither team will ever win a cup with that as a middle pairing

We almost just did.

 

[rosscow]

We almost just did.

But you didn't and last year was the easiest path a team could ever get to make it to the finals.

 

[Halla]

No toronto shouldn't have been included in this.
Because Muzzin wasnt on Carlo's and Pesce's level defensively at all last season.

Lol. Carlo wasnt that good

 

[Halla]

Krug had as much points in 64 games as Gardiner and Pesce combined last season in 135. His 18 points in 24 playoff games is exactly as much as Gardiner and Pesce have in their careers in a combined 41 games.

Brandon Carlo has already established himself as one of the top shutdown and penalty killing dmen in the league by the age of 22. He’s many years away from his prime and is still a good #3 right now right now.

Brett Pesce is a very good dman but Gardiner is the new Dennis Wideman. There’s a reason that, in a league where you can never have enough defensive depth, a defensemen , one season removed from a 52 point year ,would get the contract he just got. He’s a bonehead, soft, and plays brutal in big situations.

This is the Bruins duo, Pesce keeps it from being AINEC.

quite a feat. racking pts on a PP with bergeron,marchand, and pastrnak while gardiner was on a 2nd unit away from all the leafs best guys and pesce got no pp time at all.

Krug has 23 ES pts
Gardiner had 25
Pesce had 29


Krug > Gardiner
Pesce >>> Carlo

this is the canes duo quite easily

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Gardiner-Pesce pretty easily. I'd say Gardiner is basically equal to Krug but I think Gardiner is a bit better and Pesce is way better than Carlo

You... think Gardiner is better than Krug? On what planet?

 

[lauraP]

Krug the best player, i'd go with his pairing

 

[jaric1862]

I think this one is pretty close, Krug's better than Gardiner but Pesce is better than Carlo. Ultimately though i think the gap between Pesce and Carlo is wider than that of Krug and Gardiner

 

[Breakers]

Lol. Carlo wasnt that good

Please continue to tell me how Muzzin was suppose to be included.

 

[Trap Jesus]

quite a feat. racking pts on a PP with bergeron,marchand, and pastrnak

Krug is probably the most important Bruin to the PP. His decision-making when they have the puck in the offensive zone is just so quick and his puck movement is incredibly precise.

 

[Cotton]

Krug-Carlo, but I think Pesce is the best player.

 

[ijuka]

Gardiner-Pesce ranked #9 and #3 in GAR over the past 3 seasons.

Krug-Carlo, but I think Pesce is the best player.

Wow, paying Ceci more than Gardiner got must really be making it difficult to be objective.

 

[LGB]

Please continue to tell me how Muzzin was suppose to be included.

Maybe include the full charts instead of just cherry picking the section that makes your guy look best and Muzzin look the worst.
Edit: I see you were just talking about defense. Still dishonest to remove team context.

 

[The S5]

As a Canes fan I'd say its even. I think the Gardiner contract was good, but Krug is a much better player than Gardiner.

I'd take Pesce over Carlo, but less gap than Krug over Gardiner.

Krug stinks as a defender. Gardiner would have to skate off the ice on every rush to be considered much worse than Krug.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Not every thread has to be about the leafs.

Not a thread about the Leafs whatsoever

Agreed, I personally don't understand the confusion because clearly no one in this thread is talking about the same Jake Gardiner who played for us. A wash with Krug? What are you people on?

 

[hockeyguru]

gardiner and pesce is quite a bit better

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Krug stinks as a defender. Gardiner would have to skate off the ice on every rush to be considered much worse than Krug.

Most interesting.... and wrong.

 

[joe dirte]

But you didn't and last year was the easiest path a team could ever get to make it to the finals.

Theough the bolts and leafs?!?!?!?!??!

 

[hockeyguru]

Theough the bolts and leafs?!?!?!?!??!

bruins didn't play the bolts because tampa got swept by cbj

 

[joe dirte]

bruins didn't play the bolts because tampa got swept by cbj

Right sorry.

Leafs are not an easy series. And columbus with their deadline trades werent either. St louis trip to the final was probably easier.

 

[hockeyguru]

Right sorry.

Leafs are not an easy series. And columbus with their deadline trades werent either. St louis trip to the final was probably easier.

playing two wild card teams in back to back rounds is as easy as it gets in terms of paths to the finals. blues had to play the sharks who are better than any team boston faced.