Reply With QuoteLiving and London and seeing him play night in and night out Id say that he is NHL ready if no more than 1 year away. He SHOULD be playing by next year, if not in WSH than somewhere else.
John Carlson
How far away do you guys think Carlson is?
According to nhlnumbers.com, Washington has 10 D either under contract or RFAs:
Green
Poti
Pothier
Erskine
Alzner
Jurcina
Morrisonn
Shultz
Sloan
Collins
Of these, only Pothier and Sloan fall off the books after next season.
Is it safe to say Carlson will not play in Wash next season and probably not the following season?
I\'d really like to have him, but there are a lot of D still eligible to be taken, but with less upside IMO (ie. Karlsson in Ott, Niskanen in Dal, Yandle in Pho). None of these guys will start for me for a couple years, so really looking for the highest upside!
John Carlson
Living and London and seeing him play night in and night out Id say that he is NHL ready if no more than 1 year away. He SHOULD be playing by next year, if not in WSH than somewhere else.
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I've been wondering the same thing... not so much in reference to carlson, but just in regards to washington's defensive "depth." I really expected them to look at trading at least 2 or more of their defenders (many of which are NHL caliber right now).Originally Posted by hockeyaholic
I'd have to check to see which ones are on 1-way deals, but I'd be surprised if they have room waiting for carlson at the start of the year. He's most likely going to have to wait for an injury to hit (where he joins the team and forces them to keep him) before he sees full time NHL duty...
... that is if nothing else happens with washington's current depth. If they make some moves... his odds of starting off his NHL career sooner increase drastically.
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