Confirmed Trade: [TOR/BOS] Brandon Carlo (15% retained) for Fraser Minten, cond. 2026 1st round pick (top 5 protected), 2025 4th round pick

[notbias]

My eyes

Other than your feelings do you have anything to back up that they've been bad defensively and getting bailed out by Stolarz/Woll ?

You may need glasses.

Goals saved above expected
How much higher their g% is than their xgf%
Tanev and McCabe have good defensive numbers, but Tanev is bad offensively so it evens out a lot.
The goals against despite getting great goaltending

 

[AvroArrow]

You may need glasses.

Goals saved above expected
How much higher their g% is than their xgf%
Tanev and McCabe have good defensive numbers, but Tanev is bad offensively so it evens out a lot.
The goals against despite getting great goaltending

Ah you're an advanced stats guy makes sense

 

[kdog82]

This is an absolute steal for the Bruins. Carlo is decent but not like the clowns at TSN make him out to be. I don't think they watch many games outside of the Leafs tbh. Soft, poke checking dman. 6'5 plays like he's 5'10.

I guess at under 4 million he's a good add but Carlo isn't what the panel think he is.

 

[Puckstuff]

This is an absolute steal for the Bruins. Carlo is decent but not like the clowns at TSN make him out to be. I don't think they watch many games outside of the Leafs tbh. Soft, poke checking dman. 6'5 plays like he's 5'10.

I guess at under 4 million he's a good add but Carlo isn't what the panel think he is.

If you're 6'5", you don't play like you're 5'10" by default of being 6'5. Simply by being 6'5, he can clear the front of the net, move guys around, and do things a 5'10" defenseman can't. Carlo has flaws—he's not great offensively and he's not physical —but defensively and in front of the net, he's extremely good. He's a top-30-40ish RD in the league and an easy second-pair, #4 D. Worth the cost. There's a shortage of good RD in the NHL.

 

[SlapJack]

Hopefully he does a better job of drafting 1st round picks in 2026 then he did in 2015. That was a masterclass on scouting.

So weird how the year before and after they made absolutely incredible first round picks. Lucky for the rest of the league they shat the bed in 2015

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Carlo is a decent addition but it won't matter. Florida in the playoffs will be on another level.

It's a good thing teams still have to play the games. No fantasy simulation season in this lifetime.