Edmonton continued to add to its defensive depth on Monday as it signed veteran defenseman Connor Carrick to a one-year, two-way contract. The 30-year-old spent the entire 2023-24 season with Coachella Valley (AHL) and had nine goals and 34 points in 70 games played. Carrick has 13 goals and 50 points in 242 career NHL games under his belt.
Carrick was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Mirco Mueller tonight vs. the Predators. Carrick has three assists while playing 13:50 ATOI in 11 games this season.
Carrick has been a healthy scratch since December 29th but will draw in for Mirco Mueller in Washington. Carrick has missed some time due to injury this season as well, so he's only played in six games, tallying one assist and four shots.
Carrick was activated earlier in the week but didn't play but will be back Saturday in Columbus. Carrick has been out since October 14th and has just one assist in four games this season.
Carrick broke his finger while blocking a shot in practice last Thursday and will be sidelined until at least late-November. This injury opens the door for one of Matt Tennyson or Mirco Mueller to remain in the lineup once Will Butcher is back.
Carrick was acquired from Toronto in early-October before the Stars traded him to New Jersey in late-February. The 25-year-old ended up picking up seven points (1G / 6A) in 20 games with the Devils, giving him a total of 11 points (2G / 9A) in just 34 games. With the addition of P.K. Subban this summer, Carrick will likely battle with Mirco Mueller for the sixth D-spot in 2020.
Carrick has not played much this season but could get a chance in New Jersey. The 24-year-old, right-shot defenseman has one goal and three assists in 14 games this season, adding 16 shots, five hits and 11 blocked shots to his line as well. He should replace Lovejoy and see some time on the Devils third-pair.
Carrick has been scratched for the last three games but will replace Julius Honka on Thursday. Carrick enters play with four points (1G / 3A) in 11 games this season.
Carrick has been out since October 28th but will be back in the lineup on Monday. Carrick had a nice start to the season offensively, picking up one goal and three assists (four points) in nine games this season.
Carrick has been sidelined by a foot injury since October 28th but appears set to return to the blueline on Saturday. Carrick had four points (1G / 3A) and a minus-5 rating in his first nine games in Dallas.
Stars head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters on Wednesday that Carrick wasn’t close to returning, so his move to IR opened up a roster spot to call-up a reserve defenseman. Dillon Heatherington has been recalled from Texas (AHL).
Carrick lost out to Igor Ozhiganov, Justin Holl and Martin Marincin in training camp, so the Maple Leafs get a draft instead of losing him for nothin on waivers. The 24-year-old had 12 points (4G / 8A) in 47 games with the Maple Leafs last season and should push for a spot on the Stars’ third pairing. The seventh round pick will turn into a sixth round pick if he plays in 50 games with the Stars this season.
2018 was the most productive season of Carrick’s young career. The 24-year-old right-handed blueliner set career-highs in goals (4), assists (8) and points (12) while appearing in just 47 games for the Maple Leafs. Carrick’s signing suggests that the Maple Leafs won’t bring back Roman Polak and that Carrick will start the season as their third-pairing D-man on the right side.
