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- Dec 2, 2008
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Carlo and McAvoy's combined age is 39 years and 251 days. It will take another four months (give or take) before they are the same age as Chara.
I hope he keeps this level of play up next season. It will be invaluable for the future of our young guys to play with him for a few seasons. Give him 1-year extensions as long as he can keep up with the play (even if it is just on the third-pair as a pk specialist)
Can we praise the captain?
Man the physical game he's playing at his age is unreal. Last night at the game you could hear the boards shake from the 300 level every time he took a guy out. He's punishing the sens every time he can.
I'll say this. There is no other guy who could survive in this league at the footspeed Chara has. And that's not just because he is 6'9". It's because a physical freak of nature.
I will say this, however: I would not protect him in the expansion draft. I really do think a step forward for this team is somehow moving on. The Chara era is over.
He's retiring as a Bruin.