Brandon Carlo

Last Season

No goals and seven assists in 55 games — seven points, plus-four, at 19:22 a night with 37 penalty minutes. His five-on-five work was done in Toronto. His 692nd career game.

The Finesse Game

None whatsoever. Ninety-one unblocked attempts from a median of 51 feet, 76 per cent from beyond forty, four per cent from inside twenty, and not one went in.

Twenty-nine goals in 692 career games, and 119 points. Seven assists in 55 games is near the bottom of this edition.

There has never been an offensive component and no club has ever asked for one.

The Physical Game

Six foot five and 227, and this is a genuinely excellent defensive defenceman — the gap control is among the best in the league, he kills plays at the blue line before they start, and he owns his crease.

Thirty-seven penalty minutes is disciplined for the way he defends.

The Intangibles

Forty-five point three per cent of the expected goals, 15th percentile, and 43.6 per cent of the shot attempts, fifth percentile, across 897 minutes in Toronto — with the chances 36.2 to 43.6 against.

Those are poor numbers, and they came in the hardest available minutes on a club whose goaltending finished twenty-one goals worse than its chances. The goals went 52-46 in his favour regardless.

He is 29, and joins Parayko to give St. Louis two right-shot defencemen of six foot five and six foot six. In a seven-game series that is a specific and valuable thing to have.