The problem is he doesn't do anything flashy. It's hard to notice solid gapping or stick position or even stick checking, so when he turns it over it's the one thing that sticks out in most people's mind at the end of the game. Add on he has the worst deployment and these moments are bound to happen more often than it does to other people.You're certainly entitled to your opinion as am I. His biggest problem through out his career has been consistency. I like the player at his best, but he goes through personal periods of bad decisions. Not just when the D has been collectively subpar.
He's certainly worth trying to figure out how to get the best out of him. His next contract should not be even in the Lindholm level. Two different ceilings, Lindholm's is much higher. So what is he worth to keep developing. He's starting to get up there in age to expect too much more out of him.
In all honesty, I've never been a big fan of big soft positional defensemen. Teams know you can win a net front battle against him without much pushback. That the way it is with gentle giants like him.
He never has had any snarl.
Not looking for flashy, but as a stay home d man he's prone to getting out of position, leaving net front presence open(which is a team issue as well, probably cause by playing zone, zone defense requires discipline and this team has less than they should at this point). He has very little intimidation factor as the other team views him. He can be physically beat in front of the net.The problem is he doesn't do anything flashy. It's hard to notice solid gapping or stick position or even stick checking, so when he turns it over it's the one thing that sticks out in most people's mind at the end of the game. Add on he has the worst deployment and these moments are bound to happen more often than it does to other people.
He's been dogshit this year for sure, but you aren't getting another RD for similar money to replace him and if you trade him for top 6 help you are one injury away from one of the worst bottom 4 in the league.
Peeke is the better player right now.The problem is he doesn't do anything flashy. It's hard to notice solid gapping or stick position or even stick checking, so when he turns it over it's the one thing that sticks out in most people's mind at the end of the game. Add on he has the worst deployment and these moments are bound to happen more often than it does to other people.
He's been dogshit this year for sure, but you aren't getting another RD for similar money to replace him and if you trade him for top 6 help you are one injury away from one of the worst bottom 4 in the league.
Peeke is the better player right now.
A soft guy like Carlo doesn't have to regress much from being good to awful he only does one thing positional D to begin with never hits no offense. Gloves are glued on so his teammates have to fight his battles.
He might get his act together on a different team middle of the lineup guys benefit from trades.
No to a gm of a Canadian team.As opposed to the non-Canadian Don Sweeney?
You’re still evaluating players based on plus / minus. That stat was proven years ago to be a poor indicator of an individual’s on ice contributions.
I was going by eye test / memory from watching the games. Looked to me like he struggled last year.
If you want to base your argument on stats, Corsi is a much better statistical indicator than plus / minus and Carlo’s Corsi rating was way down last year from his career track record and continues to be near that low so far this season.
I am a big fan of the guy and am optimistic that he’ll revert to his very valuable game soon.
Season | GP | CF% | GF% | Off. Zone Start % | Off. Zone Faceoff % |
20162017 | 82 | 52.15 | 48.78 | 42.35 | 44.19 |
20172018 | 76 | 52.04 | 52.08 | 51.99 | 54.34 |
20182019 | 72 | 53.01 | 59.49 | 53.44 | 53.2 |
20192020 | 67 | 51.09 | 56.16 | 57.79 | 54.86 |
20202021 | 27 | 57.26 | 46.88 | 48.84 | 50.24 |
20212022 | 79 | 51.66 | 48.94 | 45.95 | 48.48 |
20222023 | 75 | 50.4 | 68.6 | 31.29 | 35.55 |
20232024 | 76 | 43.12 | 59.14 | 17.99 | 22.65 |
20242025 | 9 | 46.46 | 42.86 | 18.52 | 33.33 |
Not true at all.
When comparing it to other members of the same team, it is very telling. NHL coaches certainly value it. Over a full season it tells you just what you want to know.
I'll never understand why carlo is soft. He is no doubt. But why... he has the size. When he was younger I figured he was just a kid he'll learn it, but he hasn't. Someone needs to insult him on a personal level every night and see if we can find an angry Carlo somewhere.
Peeke is the better player right now.
A soft guy like Carlo doesn't have to regress much from being good to awful he only does one thing positional D to begin with never hits no offense. Gloves are glued on so his teammates have to fight his battles.
He might get his act together on a different team middle of the lineup guys benefit from trades.
Dude don't even bother, guy will trash Carlo in every thread, safe to say he's not a fan.Based on what? Peeke has 13 hits to Carlo's 10. 2 points to Carlo's 3. 13 blocks to Carlo's 29. 17 giveaways to Carlo's 10. Peeke's a +1 to Carlo's -2. But Carlo plays against the better plays.
When has a teammate ever had to fight Carlo's battles?
The inability of some Bruins fans to be able to evaluate defensemen never ceases to amaze meDude don't even bother, guy will trash Carlo in every thread, safe to say he's not a fan.
I like Peeke but he isn't even in the same stratosphere as Carlo, there's a reason one was almost a buyout candidate and the other has been a top 4 D his whole career.
His father is a HS Hockey Coach that my nephews sons played for at Pinkerton when they won the NH Title with Zack Sanford. Coaches kids almost always think the gameKesselring didn’t even PK last year. He is a bit this year but there’s nothing about him that indicates he could do well when completely buried, regardless of who his father is.
Ok. Well in that case let’s bury the kid in the DZone and play him PK1. Makes all the sense in the world.His father is a HS Hockey Coach that my nephews sons played for at Pinkerton when they won the NH Title with Zack Sanford. Coaches kids almost always think the game
well.
Who the hell says you "bury" him. All 3RD are capable of playing PK. I gave you a plausible candidate whose early season stats are showing he is starting to see increased defensive responsibility.Ok. Well in that case let’s bury the kid in the DZone and play him PK1. Makes all the sense in the world.
Well this whole thing started about Carlo’s deployment. Carlo gets buried more than any defenseman in the entire league. Kesselring has not shown anything close to being the kind of defenseman who can handle that levelWho the hell says you "bury" him. All 3RD are capable of playing PK. I gave you a plausible candidate whose early season stats are showing he is starting to see increased defensive responsibility.
Never been a Carlo sucks guy but he is a bipolar player with good shutdown skills but next to zero puck handling skill which is important in your own zone but never gets considered as part of a shutdown package but actually is.
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A rookie, yep. A vet, nope.You think a player can learn how to not be soft? In the NHL?