Are you serious? You're the one who almost put Markstrom in his top 10.
Carlson made Team USA while Bogosian was barely in the discussion. That's a game.set.match right there.
Uh, sure. Carlson has been a top pairing defenseman for over 3 seasons now, and has been a #1 defenseman for the last ~1-1.5 seasons. Myers has been a disappointment since his rookie season.
Oh sorry. I see now that he's been the best defenseman so far this season on the worst team in the league. That definitely pushes him above Carlson.
Exactly. It's almost as if most people on HF barely watch other teams...
You are cute with you little jabs. I asked an honest question and get sarcasm.
Since I am a Sabres fan, Ill try to break down their numbers by year to develop a sense of "who's better"
Year one: Myers scores 48 points, I think 4th on the team, and wins the Calder. Offensive game was great, Defensive game was a little suspect but when your 19 year old Dman scores 48 points you let it fly. Carlson only played in 22 games for the Caps that season.
Year one goes to Myers
Year two: Carlson comes into his own. Scores 37 points for the Caps and bring solid 2 way play. Myers also scores 37 points, starting poorly but then playing extremely well for the second half of the season. In the playoffs in widely regarded as playing the best hockey of his career. Dominates Philly in the Sabre's playoff series. Granted I did not watch Carlson, so I cant state how well/poorly he played in the playoffs. I would give them a tie for this year as both played very well.
Year two: Tie
Year three. Myers has a varying degree of success in this season. He played well, then played poorly, got hurt after playing well again. There really isn't a reason for Myers to be considered better for this season compared to Carlson.
Year three goes to Carlson
Last year. Shortened season. Myers gets hurt (High ankle injury if I remember correctly) and plays poorly for most of the year. Poor situational play and lack of offense lowers Myers' hfboard's status to an all time low.
Short season: Carlson
This year. Carlson and Myers are both enjoying success. Myers' offense is starting to come around, dictating play is now a strength of his. Both Myers and Carlson are scoring right around the same rate (Myers 45 games 15 points, Carlson 50 games 17 points) and both are bringing top level defense. This one goes for a tie.
So Carlson and Myers have had extremely close career comparisons. I don't see how you can say one is better than the other around here. I agree that Carlson gets underrated but the flak Myers gets for his poor season(s) is crazy as well. People are starting to see why he is being praised by Sabres fans lately. His play has been amazing.
