How undervalued is Matt Carle in Philadelphia?
Complaining by the fans often includes rants about his turnovers, lack of physical play, among other things, but is it warranted?
Let’s compare him to a player that would reportedly cost a team an “NHL player + A prospect + B prospect + first rounder.”
Who is a pending unrestricted free agent, nonetheless.
Ryan Suter.
AP
Through 56 games, Carle is averaging 23:01 of total time on ice and plays a whopping 18:31 minutes of even strength ice per game — usually paired with rookie defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon.
Through 53 games, Suter is averaging 26:40 of total time on ice and plays 19:58 of even strength time usually paired with three-time NHL All-Star and Olympian Shea Weber.
In those games, Player A has 36 hits, 112 blocked shots, 37 giveaways, 13 takeaways and 91 shots on goal, while Player B has 29 hits, 76 blocked shots, 30 giveaways, 29 takeaways and 95 shots on goal.
Which is which? Is the comparison closer t...
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