Speculation: Utah working to trade Michael Carcone

[Mosby]

Sounds like Utah is looking for a new home for Michael Carcone, per Friedman.

Talk has picked up, and will continue to do so ... Utah’s Michael Carcone hasn’t played since Oct. 16, and that one’s growing some urgency to it.

32 Thoughts: Trade talk beginning to pick up across the league

Trade talk has picked, and it will continue to do so. Some of the teams who preached patience are starting to run out of it. Elliotte Friedman takes a look at that, and other thoughts from around the league.

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Carcone has only played 3 games this year as his role has been overtaken by Utah's young players. But, he's only 28 and he had 21 goals last year. Underrated scoring touch as he led the AHL two years ago with 85 points in 65 games.

Carcone makes league minimum $775,000 and is a UFA at year's end.

So who needs some cheap scoring?

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[LMFAO]

Look at last years shooting percentage and comeback

 

[Mac Attack]

Colorado

 

[Kocur Dill]

waiver fodder.

pfft.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Had no idea this player existed

 

[Mrfenn92]

Maybe mid round pick

 

[Barsky]

waiver fodder.

pfft.

Ding ding, we have a winner

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Carcone is actually decent. A team that needs some bottom-6 scoring should look into him.

 

[SEALBound]

What does Utah need?

 

[Mosby]

What does Utah need?

For Carcone, a draft pick likely makes sense.

Utah also needs D. If a cap team has a good but overpaid spare D, that could makes sense. Sort of another Olli Maatta.

 

[Nevins]

Pinard for Carcone?

 

[BKarchitect]

I’d give a mid-pick for him if I’m Colorado. He can do short stints up and down the line-up. Seems better than waiver quality every time I’ve seen him. Utah just has a lot of quality depth and guys getting healthy.

This is precisely the type of cheap (in both assets and cap) move I believe the Avs will be looking at for some band-aid help now and depth later in the season. That Carcone has a bit of a nose for the net is perfect to play as emergency spot duty on one of the wrecked scoring lines.

 

[Mac Attack]

For Carcone, a draft pick likely makes sense.

Utah also needs D. If a cap team has a good but overpaid spare D, that could makes sense. Sort of another Olli Maatta.

Kilington from Colorado?

 

[biturbo19]

I mean...obviously he's managed to post a few points in the NHL, but i don't exactly know that he's a particularly useful NHLer. He's not exactly like the typical NHL/AHL "tweener" profile, in that he does actually seem capable of playing hard and he's not a terrible skater or anything. But he's not big and he's not a guy that a "good team" will want in their top-6. He's also not really a guy they'll want in their bottom-6 either. So i'm not sure where he really has a place, other than "minute filler" on a bad team.

He's just...too narrowly limited in what he can contribute. Can't score enough to play in the Top-6, too small and ineffective physically to play in the Bottom-6. Caught in that "in between". Sucks because he does seem like a guy who tries hard enough, but it's just not really there.

And NHL/AHL "scoring line tweener" is such a tough life. Most teams prefer to have their journeyman shuttle player be of a more defensive/physical inclination. Which is why i'd bet Carcone is in Europe this time next year.

 

[Leafshater67]

Avs could use him as a cheap injury fill in

 

[BKarchitect]

I mean...obviously he's managed to post a few points in the NHL, but i don't exactly know that he's a particularly useful NHLer. He's not exactly like the typical NHL/AHL "tweener" profile, in that he does actually seem capable of playing hard and he's not a terrible skater or anything. But he's not big and he's not a guy that a "good team" will want in their top-6. He's also not really a guy they'll want in their bottom-6 either. So i'm not sure where he really has a place, other than "minute filler" on a bad team.

He's just...too narrowly limited in what he can contribute. Can't score enough to play in the Top-6, too small and ineffective physically to play in the Bottom-6. Caught in that "in between". Sucks because he does seem like a guy who tries hard enough, but it's just not really there.

And NHL/AHL "scoring line tweener" is such a tough life. Most teams prefer to have their journeyman shuttle player be of a more defensive/physical inclination. Which is why i'd bet Carcone is in Europe this time next year.

I think he's maybe a little "stickier" as far as being an NHL depth guy than you do but essentially, even with your realistic appraisal - that's still better than literally half of the 12 forwards the Avs iced last night lol.

I actually think the Avs are particularly a team that could use a depth guy that leans into being more of a pesky, opportunistic scorer than your typical vanilla size/grit depth guy - at least for this season. The Avs are rumored to have liked Garland back in the day and I see Carcone as something of an "Aldi" Garland.