WILLIAM CARRIER - Left Winger - 24 - $.725MM Cap Hit - RFA in 2020-2021
LAST UPDATED 8/28/19
Despite Carrier playing in only 41 NHL games in his career, and averaging 9 minutes a night in those games, the Golden Knights saw something in Carrier, and selected him in their expansion draft. While Carrier hasn't been this massive revelation as a Golden Knight like other expansion draft selections have been, he's still been able to prove his value as a sporadic NHL contributor. Carrier's best asset is his speed. By far. His blend of 6-2, 212 lbs size and some really high-end wheels makes him a really intriguing player. He should score more than he does, right? He should be able to at least use that size and speed to kill some penalties, right? Unfortunately, he has some legitimate flaws to his game. Sure, he gets hits, and plays a really physical game. That's evident on his stat sheet, as he had 277 hits last year. That was good for fourth in the league last year. (and everyone ahead of him played in at least 80 games, while Carrier played in only 54) So the dude can obviously throw the body around. That doesn't always mean he's bringing positive value to the team, though, and that's the case with Carrier. Sometimes he'll rattle off a big hit that frees the puck, or he'll finish his check in order to energize his team and rattle his opponents, but just as often he'll get pulled out of position in order to finish a check that just doesn't need to be finished, or he'll try to rattle off this massive hit that just doesn't need to happen, because he should instead be maintaining his coach's defensive structure. There's value in Carrier's physicality, but it's muddy. Scoring-wise, Carrier's value is limited. When he blows right by slower defensemen to get a breakaway goal, he can be a crucial depth scorer. But his offensive tools outside of his speed are largely non-existent, and as a result he struggles to produce at all when its not him versus the goalie. His hockey IQ is also sub-par, and as a result he processes the game slower than he plays it, meaning he's prone to missed opportunities and poor choices. I still think there's upside for Carrier, but as of right now he's a fourth line energy winger who can bring a lot of speed and physicality to the team, but not much else.
Despite Carrier playing in only 41 NHL games in his career, and averaging 9 minutes a night in those games, the Golden Knights saw something in Carrier, and selected him in their expansion draft. While Carrier hasn't been this massive revelation as a Golden Knight like other expansion draft selections have been, he's still been able to prove his value as a sporadic NHL contributor. Carrier's best asset is his speed. By far. His blend of 6-2, 212 lbs size and some really high-end wheels makes him a really intriguing player. He should score more than he does, right? He should be able to at least use that size and speed to kill some penalties, right? Unfortunately, he has some legitimate flaws to his game. Sure, he gets hits, and plays a really physical game. That's evident on his stat sheet, as he had 277 hits last year. That was good for fourth in the league last year. (and everyone ahead of him played in at least 80 games, while Carrier played in only 54) So the dude can obviously throw the body around. That doesn't always mean he's bringing positive value to the team, though, and that's the case with Carrier. Sometimes he'll rattle off a big hit that frees the puck, or he'll finish his check in order to energize his team and rattle his opponents, but just as often he'll get pulled out of position in order to finish a check that just doesn't need to be finished, or he'll try to rattle off this massive hit that just doesn't need to happen, because he should instead be maintaining his coach's defensive structure. There's value in Carrier's physicality, but it's muddy. Scoring-wise, Carrier's value is limited. When he blows right by slower defensemen to get a breakaway goal, he can be a crucial depth scorer. But his offensive tools outside of his speed are largely non-existent, and as a result he struggles to produce at all when its not him versus the goalie. His hockey IQ is also sub-par, and as a result he processes the game slower than he plays it, meaning he's prone to missed opportunities and poor choices. I still think there's upside for Carrier, but as of right now he's a fourth line energy winger who can bring a lot of speed and physicality to the team, but not much else.
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