C Leo Carlsson (2023, 2nd, ANA)

[Jay26]

One of Leo, Zegras or McTavish has to go to the wing, and it definitely isn't Leo. Both Mac and Z have looked best at center IMO, so definitely will be interesting to see how that unfolds. I think there will be pairings amongst the top 6 of like a Leo-Terry and Z-Mac, but who knows, I think it's between Z and Mac with who moves to the wing.

It's a good problem to have, that's for sure.

 

[majormajor]

Leo is already so good.

Watching this game tonight and trying to imagine why some had Will Smith above Leo. It cracks me up.

 

[gunnergunther]

first goal

 

[MMC]

 

[Random Comment]

Fantastic goal. Kid looks great out there.

 

[HanSolo]

Fantastic goal. Kid looks great out there.

Hasn't looked out of place on the first line at all. And against a team as good as Dallas, that's such a great sign.

 

[Random Comment]

Hasn't looked out of place on the first line at all. And against a team as good as Dallas, that's such a great sign.

He’s going to get stronger too, but I was impressed he seems to be able to hold his own along the boards too. Bright future.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

congrats!, what a shot!

 

[nbducksfan19]

He’s good.

 

[ohcomeonref]

Skating better than advertised, shot better than advertised. Off the charts IQ and driving the play every time he hit the ice.

 

[HanSolo]

Skating better than advertised, shot better than advertised. Off the charts IQ and driving the play every time he hit the ice.

I legit think he was the best forward on the ice for Anaheim aside from McTavish. Terry a close third. A lot of my concerns with his timing and adjustment to the pace and rink size of NA hockey have seemed to have gone away in short order. He's adapting really quickly.

 

[majormajor]

I legit think he was the best forward on the ice for Anaheim aside from McTavish. Terry a close third. A lot of my concerns with his timing and adjustment to the pace and rink size of NA hockey have seemed to have gone away in short order. He's adapting really quickly.

I honestly didn't think McTavish was nearly as good. This was Carlsson and Terry domination.

 

[Mr Rogers]

I honestly didn't think McTavish was nearly as good. This was Carlsson and Terry domination.

Terry was sublime the entire game, i thought. Gonna disagree on McTavish, thought he had some great moments. Carlsson was timid in the 1st two but turned it on in the 3rd.

 

[Fighter]

Only a goal, clearly a bust.

 

[HanSolo]

Cronin and Terry had high praise for him.

 

[Trojans86]

Excited to see how he looks….

Zegras carlsson terry line looked fun for the little time they played together in preseason

Big concern is all 3 seem like guys that are better with puck on their stick

I disagree. They’re all great at passing with exceptionally high iq. Give them time and they will really gel together with all of that skill and ability to read the ice. Could have had a few more goals tonight.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

I legit think he was the best forward on the ice for Anaheim aside from McTavish. Terry a close third. A lot of my concerns with his timing and adjustment to the pace and rink size of NA hockey have seemed to have gone away in short order. He's adapting really quickly.

Maybe on a bigger rink those "skating issues" are a bit of a mirage. I think it's been said that he needs to work on his 1st step but he's not slow by any means

I disagree. They’re all great at passing with exceptionally high iq. Give them time and they will really gel together with all of that skill and ability to read the ice. Could have had a few more goals tonight.

This is why Anaheim needs one of these wingers in their system with goal scoring chops to pan out

 

[HanSolo]

Maybe on a bigger rink those "skating issues" are a bit of a mirage. I think it's been said that he needs to work on his 1st step but he's not slow by any means


This is why Anaheim needs one of these wingers in their system with goal scoring chops to pan out

My concern was more his pass and shot timing and selection than his skating. He's adapting to NHL play really fast.

 

[SmokeyDuck]

He looked good and really upped his game in the 3rd. I cant wait to see him with the first game jitters out of the way.

 

[Aaaarrgghh]

Happy for Carlsson. Happy for Anaheim. Onwards and upwards.

 

[Kalv]

Yeah, one of our best forwards right out of the gate. Very obviously struggling with FO's but man he can play (not really surprised after watching last games of preseason).

On pace for 80 goals

 

[Peasy]

Love to hear he had a great first game. Hoping to check him out when the ducks are playing more on the east coast.

Really surprised me how low some people appeared to be on him when the draft first happened. Man's got all the tools you look for in a prototypical elite 1c. And he has the most important trait of them all, IQ.

In my dynasty league I was able to somehow steal him at 5, traded up from pick 10 to get him. I was shocked he fell and then someone still didn't want to pick him and rather trade down. Their loss.

The future is bright for the ducks. Get one more really good winger and look out.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Love to hear he had a great first game. Hoping to check him out when the ducks are playing more on the east coast.

Really surprised me how low some people appeared to be on him when the draft first happened. Man's got all the tools you look for in a prototypical elite 1c. And he has the most important trait of them all, IQ.

In my dynasty league I was able to somehow steal him at 5, traded up from pick 10 to get him. I was shocked he fell and then someone still didn't want to pick him and rather trade down. Their loss.

The future is bright for the ducks. Get one more really good winger and look out.

I think it's more that people prefer Fantilli and I still do because athletes like him are hard to find but Anaheim is banking on the hockey IQ here

 

[WADEugottaBELAKthat]

High level play simply doesn´t phase Leo. I don´t see how he can become anything else than a 15-year superstar. Great pick by Anaheim.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

All 3 of the top3 2023 picks got their first goal so quickly
2023 draft appears to be so damn good that teams were unwilling to trade their late to mid1st round picks on draft day and some teams were offering up what they believed was too much to move up such as Nashville offering up Askarov.