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Originally Posted by kipperfan
I don't think either Carson or Pardy was horrid last season, but I also would not call them "solid" and the team (IMO), needs to improve the backend over what we saw last year. I think having one of Pardy or Carson as a 6/7 guy is fine, but signing both and having one of them a #5 and the other potentially a #6 on the depth chart is a problem.
At the very least, I think Feaster needs to get past July 1st, see what other options are out there before inking these two guys. He needs to improve this team and re-signing almost everyone isnt the way to do that.
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I agree about having one #5 and the other #6 is a problem as neither are great at moving the puck and every line should have at least one player above average at this. If Sarich was traded, I really do believe thet Carson could take his spot and probably be an improvement. I know not everyone agrees with me on that, but he's a mistake free kind of player, that's reasonably mobile (ie more mobile than Sarich and Pardy), and seems to play really well with Gio (who doesn't). He's an average, but not poor puck mover, but that's all he needs to be playing with a guy like Gio. You have to remember that Carson hardly played for the flames, but was billed as the reason that Carolina was able to get rid of an White and looked solid the last few games of the season.
Pardy's worse in almost every aspect than Carson IMO, but is good enough to play with a TJ Brodie on the bottom pair and have success. Brodie can move the puck well enough that they might work well together.