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Old 07-14-2021, 02:59 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by ricardodw View Post
Because MacAvoy and Carlo both are RD does that make Carlo a middle pair d-man?

The other Boston d-men are Grzelcyk who as a small LD is paired with MacAvoy. Does that make him a top pairing d-man?

The other top-4 guy for them was playoff rental (3rd round pick) Mike Rielly who was paired with Carlo.

I would suggest that Carlo is the #2 D on Boston and this is a team friendly deal.

For interest: where would you rank Carlo in the Flames current Defense?

He would be the lowest paid of Hanifin and Andersson who are the same age as Carlo and a chunk of change behind Tanev as well.

Both Andersson and Hanifin skip the bridge contract( Carlo 2 x 2.85) after their ELC and went straight to the big bucks.
Carlo is only the number 2 dman on Boston because their blue line needs serious work. Ideally, hes a middle pair, stay at home defenseman. He provides next to no offense. It's basically identical to the one Brian Dumoulin signed a few years ago in Pitt, and they are very similar players. It's only team friendly because it's cheap, but it probably would have been anywhere.
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