Carrick leads the AHL in postseason scoring with 14 points in 10 games.

EDGE Analysis

Carrick has stepped up his game large this postseason and is stating his case to secure a top-six role with the Leafs in 2016-17. The Leafs don't have a lot of right-handed shots on the blue line and plays bigger than his 5-foot-10, 190-lb frame suggests. Carrick is likely ticketed to the Buds' third pairing, but could end up paired with Jake Gardiner on the second pairing if newcomer Nikita Zaitsev is slow to adjust to NHL life.