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.

 

[sxvnert]

Hes as advertised: a big shot blocking #4 RD.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

Hes as advertised: a big shot blocking #4 RD.

 

[sxvnert]

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Call it the Rielly factor.

 

[HockeyVirus]

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.

Not sure why you are celebrating assuming Sweeney is making the pick. He'll just draft someone ranked in the 4th round with it.

It's not because of Minten right? The guy who was barely PPG in the WHL at 20 and has 13 points with the Marlies this year?

 

[Leafs87]

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

I don’t disagree. A Florida matchup right now is not expected all things considered but the Leafs brass really will have a hard time justifying trading the next 3 1st round picks and still not ending up a top contender. I like the Carlo deal, McCabe deal is solid. Laughton one sucks.

 

[Banded Peak]

Not sure why you are celebrating assuming Sweeney is making the pick. He'll just draft someone ranked in the 4th round with it.

It's not because of Minten right? The guy who was barely PPG in the WHL at 20 and has 13 points with the Marlies this year?

It’s more the fact that Carlo absolutely sucks. A first for that plug is highway robbery. Treliving got fleeced

 

[I am Canadian]

Bringing in players that may struggle in the regular season but when the refs put the whistle away is a positive thing.

 

[BostonBob]

You guys against the world as always, virus.

Given there are fans from basically every team who make an effort to spend a lot of time in every Leaf topic reminding us how bad we are, yes it is.

And yet you don't seem to have any problems constantly posting negative things about other teams and players.

Not sure why you are celebrating assuming Sweeney is making the pick. He'll just draft someone ranked in the 4th round with it.

It's not because of Minten right? The guy who was barely PPG in the WHL at 20 and has 13 points with the Marlies this year?