Washington Capitals: 3 trade proposals for John Carlson

John Carlson for Brandon Carlo

Brandon Carlo is another 25 year old defenseman. He plays for the Boston Bruins. He’s definitely another one on the cheaper side with a cap hit of $4.1 million. Charlie McAvoy, while he only made $4.9 million this season, is in the middle of a contract extension where he will make $9.5 million beginning next season.

Carlo had six goals and nine assists for 15 points last season. In the playoffs he had an assist as the Bruins lost in the first round to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games. Carlo also has some decent advanced stats.

Carlo’s Corsi For percentage in the regular season was at 51.66 percent, his Expected Goals For percentage at 50.84 percent, and his High Danger Chances For at 52.91 percent according to Natural Stat Trick.

For comparison’s sake let’s look at Carlson’s possession metrics. His Corsi For percentage came out to 50.73 percent, his Scoring Chances For percentage at 49.71 percent and his High Danger Chances For percentage 49.90 percent, per Natural Stat Trick. Those numbers are just below Carlo in each category.

In the playoffs Carlson’s Corsi For percentage dropped to 44.20 percent. Carlo’s postseason Corsi For percentage was at exactly 50 percent. Again this is another move that could give the Caps some cap relief while getting a younger defenseman in the process.