tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801336038109630936.post4687161566002338366..comments2023-10-25T00:33:09.472-07:00Comments on Bleed Teal: Post-mortemGautham Ganesanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787423366576859463noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801336038109630936.post-55088056448430057372008-05-08T07:26:00.000-07:002008-05-08T07:26:00.000-07:00I agree that it will take a different coach to mol...I agree that it will take a different coach to mold Matt Carle into a top tier defensemen. I do question his on ice intelligence however as he made a lot of stupid plays late in the year. Considering his success in college, I would have assumed that he would already have a good foundation and be beyond making cross ice passes in his own zone. By any chance did you read Ryan Garner's blog on HockeyBuzz.com? I don't think moving Carle will be as hard as he says given that teams will usually trade for young prospects that have shown less in their first 2 years then Carle. However he does raise a good point with McLaren. <BR/>BTW keep up with posting! You have great analysis and I enjoy your prospective.GregSJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615272370465156860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801336038109630936.post-68573871200384283702008-05-06T21:54:00.000-07:002008-05-06T21:54:00.000-07:00It's amazing how fast Matt Carle has gone from a p...<I>It's amazing how fast Matt Carle has gone from a potential all star to a weak link</I><BR/><BR/>He was certainly mired in a season-long sophomore slump, but a lot of his ineffectiveness was due to Ron Wilson failing to give him a sufficient amount of ice time -- if Wilson played Carle at all. I still believe Carle will someday be in the upper echelon of offensive NHL defensemen, but this team needs cap relief if they are to improve over the off-season and with Doug Wilson having signed Carle to a sizable -- and questionable -- contract extension last Thanksgiving, he's an easy target to move. I'm sure a rebuilding team like Tampa would swap a mid-round pick and second-tier prospect for him.Gautham Ganesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787423366576859463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801336038109630936.post-19195777343552763622008-05-06T18:08:00.000-07:002008-05-06T18:08:00.000-07:00It's amazing how fast Matt Carle has gone from a p...It's amazing how fast Matt Carle has gone from a potential all star to a weak linkGregSJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615272370465156860noreply@blogger.com