Yesterday, David Pagnotta, editor in chief of The Fourth Period had tweeted that he heard reports that the Toronto Maple Leafs are talking to teams about a potential trade involving Carrick.
Last season, Carrick appeared in 47 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He registered 4 goals, 8 assists, 15:08 ATOI, 53 blocks, 42 hits, 10 takeaways and a 52.6 Corsi-for percentage.
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that Mike Babcock doesn’t like Carrick. Last season, Babcock had alternated between Carrick and Roman Polak in the third defensive pairing. Babcock has also opted to utilize Carrick among the Toronto Marlies in the last few preseason games and limit his ice-time with the NHLers.