With younger prospects like P.K.Subban and Yannick Weber playing at the pro level, will Mathieu Carle be the forgotten man along the blueline?An excerpt from the Hockey's Future article by Jason Menard who previews the upcoming season for the Hamilton Bulldogs:
Defense The club will be led by a trio of offensively gifted blueliners: returning veterans Mathieu Carle and Yannick Weber, and highly-touted (and highly-anticipated) professional rookie P.K. Subban.
Joining the young trio are players like returning vet Andre Benoit, who returns to the Steel City after a sojourn in Europe, and returning players like J.T. Wyman, Chad Anderson, Shawn Belle, and Frederic St. Denis. Alex Henry is on the roster, but is still recovering from a broken arm.
With the big three in place, the Bulldogs should be dominant on the power play and will be effective in transition. However, even that stability comes into question depending upon how the Habs fare in light of losing stalwart blueliner Andrei Markov for four months. Weber, who saw some action in the playoffs last season with the Canadiens, could be called up to fill the void. Weber, likely, will need a full season in Hamilton, but Carle could find his way to the NHL as an injury replacement.
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