Confirmed with Link: Leafs Acquire Brandon Carlo 15 Retention for Fraser Minten Cond 2026 1st Round Pick and A 2025 4th Round Pick

[Budz]

He's also 28 years old. This is not some physical vet dman who is 34 and best years are over. From what I have seen his best ability is his skating and long stick. His game should age pretty well

Agreed, my only worry is his concussion history.

 

[hrdpuk]

Carlo was the Bruin's punching bag by some on the Bruin's board.
If you look at his entire career you will see he is very capable 2nd pairing and Stepped up to 1st pairing when Mac was injured.
If anything he's under-rated

 

[The Shadow]

He’s fitting in like a glove. Good trade for sure and hard to get a guy like this at his age, size, shoots right and has playoff experience

 

[Stephen]

Carlo was the Bruin's punching bag by some on the Bruin's board.
If you look at his entire career you will see he is very capable 2nd pairing and Stepped up to 1st pairing when Mac was injured.
If anything he's under-rated

Feels like Carlo fills the all situation length defending role Dubas and Keefe trusted Holl to play. He seems like he’s been brought up in a better defensive system and has more sense than Holl and doesn’t have that irrational confidence Holl had when he started feeling it offensively. He also closes the body in a way Holl never did dependably. Good and steady so far.

 

[Space umpire]

What makes historic franchises unique is you can share the team and its heritage across generations, championships, compare lineage of players over the decades and learn a little more about the game along the way.

I agree, that’s why it is humorous. The Habs, Leafs and to lesser extent the Red Wings had the odds of success heavily slanted in their favor prior to 1967 and actually well beyond that as the protected players played (or traded, whatever) into the 1970’s.
For someone say 25 - 30 years of age or younger who has NEVER experienced winning it all and their fathers have likely NEVER experienced winning it all in their life to come out trashing other teams based on “heritage” is crazy.
At this point the elation of winning is simply a story someone’s dad tells them about what grandpa experienced. Sure, it’s part of your teams history but really don’t attempt trashing other teams fans by pointing out your team was good 60 years ago.

As a 60 something year old Chicago native I know the history well. It was my team (Blackhawks) who were owned by the Red Wings owner. Being used as a dumping ground. (Research Ted Lindsey’s exile when he came out pushing for a players union).
Note that after expansion things changed quickly Chicago became relevant (having decent years in the early 70’s (and what might have been had Phil Esposito not trashed the Wirtz family) but that’s what brought cups to Boston.

 

[Smif]

Dying to see an OEL - Carlo 2nd pairing. Rielly just doesn't have it this year and a Rielly - Benoit/Myers 3rd pairing should do well.

 

[The Shadow]

Love to see him drop the gloves here. He may not have won the fight but he showed up and didn’t back down.

Mallots brother is in rhe UFC
(UFC - Mike Malott - Wikipedia)

 

[Jozay]

Love to see him drop the gloves here. He may not have won the fight but he showed up and didn’t back down.

Mallots brother is in rhe UFC I thought I heard

Great tilt

 

[Legion34]

Love to see him drop the gloves here. He may not have won the fight but he showed up and didn’t back down.

Mallots brother is in rhe UFC
(UFC - Mike Malott - Wikipedia)

He landed the biggest shot, not the most punches. . I thought the kid was going down but Mallot was tough.

Great trade.