TJ Oshie and John Carlson's special pregame high five. “I’ve always believed John’s a tremendous defenceman and one of the best in the league.”. “Just the system, the way the picking is, he’s the victim this year,” the goalie said at Tampa’s all-star weekend. When he wasn’t selected to the All-star Game, teammate Braden Holtby called snub. In the greatest campaign of a career full of great ones - world junior gold, a Calder Cup, two Presidents’ trophies - Carlson deserves more credit.
Craig Laughlin As the Capitals prepare to host their first Stanley Cup Final game in 20 years, the gaudy personal numbers don’t matter, Carlson says. Carlson’s team-high 24:47 ice time in the regular season has jumped more than a minute to 25:50 when it matters most, and his plus-nine playoff rating ranks second (to Brooks Orpik) among all D-men. He tilts the ice, and he’s on it nearly half the time. Not only did Carlson’s career-high points lead all NHL blueliners in scoring this season, he’s topped them all again in the bonus round (17 points). Young enough to keep pace with a rapidly accelerating league, wise enough to crash the open market when the iron’s hot. I like where my game’s at right now.” Wisdom and youth. “I think you learn a lot through different scenarios, and this year has been a tipping point for wisdom versus youth.
“Yeah, I would say that,” says Carlson, the NHL’s best impending unrestricted free agent not named John Tavares.
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