Player Discussion John Carlson - Vol. 1

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Stud. Too bad the rest of the Dmen are underperforming.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

He's a beast. Also someone in this thread said, "He's our Jack Johnson."

 

[895]

If Carlson were a UFA this season he could command 10m.

8m for him is looking very good right now.

 

[Midnight Judges]

I get memed on HFBoards when I call him a top 6 defenseman

Carlson is great every year and he can do a bit of everything. Nothing about his game really stands out to a huge degree though. He is simply very good at everything. I think this contributes to him being a less sexy pick.

Take Erik Karlsson for example. He sucks at defense, very badly at times. But he can skate like the wind and he's great at puck possession when he's at the top of his game. It's extremely noticeable.

Or Drew Doughty - he is a tougher and rougher player than Carlson. It's fun to watch.

Burns has a better shot than Carlson - although Carlson has a very good shot as well.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

3rd in scoring, 1st among D.

 

[maacoshark]

He is a very good all round defenseman. He is better defensively than he is given credit for. With his size I would like to see him a little more physical though.

 

[895]

This year is probably his best and last chance to win a Norris.

You usually need to be in consideration to win it in the years before to actually win it.

The usual favourites like Karlsson and Doughty are slowing down.

Guys like Giordano and Hedman have one, so will get less votes.

With Niskanen and Orpik gone, Carlson has to be Mr. Everything.


If he doesn't win this year his chances look pretty bad. Dahlin looks like a multiple winner.

 

[txpd]

Dahlin plays for Buffalo. We can just start there.

 

[Raikkonen]

I think I remember the time when some here claimed Niskanen is better than Carlson and Carlson should be traded as soon to be UFA

Maybe Im getting older and have lost something inside my memory

 

[Carlzner]

I think I remember the time when some here claimed Niskanen is better than Carlson and Carlson should be traded as soon to be UFA

Maybe Im getting older and have lost something inside my memory

You’re not wrong. It’s not hard to guess who those posters were, either.

 

[82Ninety42011]

Guys on fire and I have him on my fantasy team love it !!

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Noooooorris Noooooris......

 

[ovikovy817]

Winning the Norris would be huge, but I'd like him to play less than 28+ minutesr per night.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Let your thoroughbreds run!

 

[txpd]

Best defenseman in the league. Just not exciting enough

 

[Calicaps]

Think back... So many people here argued the Caps should let Carlson go and try to sign Karlsson...

And some wonder why their constant complaining about every GMBM move is met with derision.

 

[895]

Think back... So many people here argued the Caps should let Carlson go and try to sign Karlsson...

And some wonder why their constant complaining about every GMBM move is met with derision.

How could anyone argue that if they were UFAs in different years?

 

[txpd]

Think back... So many people here argued the Caps should let Carlson go and try to sign Karlsson...

And some wonder why their constant complaining about every GMBM move is met with derision.

Do you remember the trade Carlson and sign Shattenkirk position?

 

[txpd]

How could anyone argue that if they were UFAs in different years?

Same way you could suggest trading Holtby while the 2g in the system has 4 NHL games.

 

[twabby]

I can eat a little crow on my opinion on Carlson. He had a few years of injuries where he wasn't great and I had a concern they would be a chronic issue, but that doesn't appear to be the case. I also didn't realize how bad his partners were, especially when he was reunited with a gimpy Alzner in 2017 and that pairing stank. I don't know if any defender could have played alongside 2017 Alzner and looked good.

 

[maacoshark]

Do you remember the trade Carlson and sign Shattenkirk position?

There was actually people here that wanted to sign Shattenkirk?

 

[txpd]

There was actually people here that wanted to sign Shattenkirk?

Yes. The idea was that Carlson with a year left on his deal could bring back a big return. That would be a better deal than keeping Carlson and losing Shattenkirk for nothing.

 

[itsjustsurvival]

There definitely was a time I was unsure the Caps could win if Carlson was their #1. Glad I was wrong.

 

[txpd]

I can eat a little crow on my opinion on Carlson. He had a few years of injuries where he wasn't great and I had a concern they would be a chronic issue, but that doesn't appear to be the case. I also didn't realize how bad his partners were, especially when he was reunited with a gimpy Alzner in 2017 and that pairing stank. I don't know if any defender could have played alongside 2017 Alzner and looked good.

He had a sprained ankle and then apparently a blocked shot injury from the world cup. As to Alzner, I thought Niskanen looked pretty good next to Alzner. Unless, I mean, if you are just looking at the analytics. Then what they look like is irrelevant

 

[Marshall]

Concur; I haven't been a huge Carlson fan in the past, but dude's playing out of his mind good right now.