1) He partied too much: They’re hockey players. They all party like crazy. I went to college in Pittsburgh and ran into Talbot at the local college bars and it was widely known that he partied quite a bit but he wasn’t bashed by the city for it. Just because a young guy is in the NHL doesn’t mean he is going to stop being a young guy. It’s unfair to take away their youth and not be understanding that while Carter was playing for us his age range was 21-26 and that he put up huge numbers for us while he was here.
2) He wasn’t clutch for us in the playoffs: He was always hurt. In the 2009 he scored one goal in six games and he was playing with a separated shoulder. In 2010 he came back early from a broken foot and managed to average almost a goal a game for the 12 games that he did make it back for. In 2011 he had a knee injury during the playoffs. He had bad luck with us but he showed the dedication to play through these injuries. He is not the only player to have had injuries with us but Flyers fans seem to be the least patient with him.
3) He didn’t look like he was hustling on the ice: I spent years watching this guy play and that’s just how he skates. I learned this during the all-star speed challenge and he looked like he couldn’t have cared less but he was actually making really impressive time. He’s a big guy so he skates in a different fashion than say Danny Briere or even Mike Richards.
4) He wasn’t putting in the effort: Carter has always been the guy that gets the puck to the net. It’s just the puck doesn’t always go in. He had a couple stints where he wasn’t putting up numbers and that’s not because he wasn’t taking the shots. Sometimes dry spells happen. Even Ovechkin had a dry spell this year and Carter was still a huge scoring component every year we had him.
5) He missed the shot against Chicago: Campbell hit his stick and the goalie made the save. It’s as simple as that. Look at the shot again,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_803biLoDg
When Carter was traded he seemed truly upset to be leaving Philly. I believe that he loved it here and I just wish more fans would be willing to cut the guy a break. He may not have been your favorite player but he really doesn’t deserve the bashing that he’s getting. He called this city home for years and he won the Calder cup with us. I believe if luck had been on his side he could have been a major component in bringing Stanley home.
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