Because:
Wrong Carrier my guy.
If we run around in berets and not pronounce the N in his name..it might work
He's generously listed at 5'11" and 170-ish lbs.
All of our guys have looked bad most of this season ... until the injury plague hit and we had to play our AHL guys and Bruno dialed back the stupid. Carrier isn't a Hall of Famer, but he can be an average NHL dman if used correctly.
I'm OK with Carrier, he works hard and seems like he cares. He's best as a 5/6 and not being put in a spot where he can be physically overmatched. We overslotted him and it's not really his fault he couldn't fill that higher responsibility better.All of our guys have looked bad most of this season ... until the injury plague hit and we had to play our AHL guys and Bruno dialed back the stupid. Carrier isn't a Hall of Famer, but he can be an average NHL dman if used correctly.
We get back a guy who was a 7/8 on a bad team and who Canadiens fans say in timid in his own zone.
Barron is frustrating.
All he'd need is to throw pointless hits and sounds like a perfect fit for Trotz and Bruno.
I think barron is being undervalued because montreal has just a ton of young good nhl and prospect dmen right now. Barron is near the bottom of that pile but really, it's a great pile.
Skates in a deep crouch which sometimes seems to make it hard for him to change directions. He looked alert last game with inzone coverage. In offensive zone he can roam a bit but no change of speed or deception and not comfortable with the puck tho he can outrun checkers a bit - but without purpose or ability to see how he’s opening lanes. Trouba almost took his head off because he’s just uncoordinated and lacks awareness - everyone in the arena knows that is Trouba’s side but him. Looks like his legs are operated by someone else sometimes. Doesn’t do anything with authority. His legs make up for it and he plays well for stretches until someone spots something and they pull at the thread. Needs a very steady partner. Maybe someone with a good first pass and positioning where Barron can help by carrying and jumping into the rush. He paired well with Matheson who carries well but can’t pass. Unlikely pairing but it worked. Both could outskate their errors enough of the time until they couldn’t. You get the project we get the solid third pair RD to replace Kovacevic and that allows us to now move Savard. Carrier looks like he plays too hard for his size and will need to reel it in. He’ll be pumped to be a Hab tho
Man, if that's the deal that gets us Cozens, I'll take back everything I've said about Trotz..
I'm also a Jackets fan, and I vividly remember similar "glowing reviews" of Harris, who's basically the left-handed Carrier.
