it was a nice comeback, but I gotta say, a Norris candidate doesn’t throw the puck over the glass with 5:00 when you’re trying to tie the game
Good point Alta!
Carlson has many good qualities, and has worked hard to increase his value for this team, no doubt!
But I’m talking about him FINALLY, getting the chicken-shit, pussy part of him, EXPOSED!! A part of him that he most fervently, cleverly, and with marked intention, tries desperately to keep from being discovered!!
Other than improving his offensive skills, (yes, that’s a pure compliment!), I believe there’s nothing more he works harder on, than masterfully hiding his wimpy side!!
Carlson muffed that puck because he was scared, and intimidated, by the skater closing in on him from behind! Or his perception of that!
His mentality of natural reluctance, and over-avoidance of physicality, was highlighted here!
Mind you, this is a rare and difficult thing to catch, obviously, due to the exact timing of the circumstances, BUT, we were able to see Carly in the RAW, this time!
With no time for him to think of a way to make it appear differently!
We saw Carly have a “panic-driven”, brain fart, of a puck clearing or pass! Worse than that, is that it wasn’t even like he was going to get hit HARD or anything! He wasn’t in any imminent danger of real harm!!
But his pussy ass didn’t perceive it that way, and therein lies the issue!!!
And for the millionth time, I KNOW he is an invaluable player on our team! The point I’m making here has NOTHING to do with that!
It does have something to do with the fact that when the “physicality”, rubber meets the road, this motherfucker of a defenseman, selfishly looks out for himself, NOT the team!
Not sure?
Let’s just add in the countless number of “panic-driven”, icing passes he commits, in those games where we have a 1, or even 2 goal lead, in the last 1 or 2 minutes.
The opponent is playing 6 on 5, in OUR, zone, THERE IS AN EMPTY NET, and Carlson gets a puck rebound, from Holtz, somewhere randomly behind the goal line in our zone.
Carlsen actually has time and space, to pass safely to one of our guys, but in the hurried moment, in HIS mind, he makes an UNNECESSARY, knee-jerk type, clearing pass, that goes all the way down to the other end for icing.
This ends up stopping the clock, OUR GUYS can’t leave the ice, and the puck is brought back down to the face-off circle in OUR zone!!
The opponent, then gets to put out their FRESHEST, and talented six guys, against our ever-tiring, five guys, left to defend in our zone!
THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!! It’s way too familiar of a scenario, and often, multiple times in a game by Mr. Carlson, singularly!
AND, it’s been happening since, like, forever, which means that even if it’s been addressed, repeatedly over the many years, HE doesn’t change it!
THAT, my friends, is one SELFISH son of a bitch!
He may be charitable in his personal life, and God bless him for that, but not, I repeat, NOT as a member of the CAPS team , IMO!!
And all we hear out of Joe and Lockers yap, is “JOHN CARLSON”, this....(insert kiss-ass complement, here), or “JOHN CARLSON”, that.....(insert more ass-lick praise)!!
Truth is, he’s deserving of much of it!! But these three must be “closet buddies”, off the clock, with the way they endlessly gush over the guy!!! It’s sickening sometimes!
Now, I don’t waste a nano second, fully admitting his true good value to the team, and allowing myself to appreciate his contributions!!
But it’s the FRAUD, he covertly attempts, trying to convince the cameras, that he’s just on the verge of getting into a fight, or some other fake-ass yelling tirade, cleverly backed off of, at just the right time.... that allows me to appreciate the rare moment, when this, 6’3”, 215 lb. defenseman, and his deep, internal, pussification of the brain, actually gets exposed for what it is, once in a while!👍
Damn Alta, you got my motor started!!😂🤣
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