See , I think Chara makes Carlo look better than he is , but I also think Carlo makes Chara look better than he is . The way Chara plays , is he ' s extremely physical , especially in clearing the front of the net . Where most young defenseman struggle , is in front of the net . Why ? Because they ' re 19 and just aren ' t old enough to have that super strength yet . Carlo isn ' t up here because he clears the net like Chara he ' s here because he ' s fundamentally sound . He makes the right plays , patient with the puck , pretty mobile , good passes , stick checking , blocking shots , etc . When he ' s older , he ' ll get that strength that ' ll make him that elite defenseman because he ' ll be good all around . Without Chara , it won ' t look pretty . Especially since he ' s 19 and that ' s the only player he ' s played with on the highest level of hockey . I don ' t expect him to be as bad as Kevan Miller who can be ? , but I would expect seeing a couple rookie mistakes . I think Chara is perfect for Carlo and having the captain take such a good young player under his wing will only help , but the longer we miss Chara , the more horrid the defense will look . Like , almost last year bad . Hopefully it isn ' t serious , because our injuries are gonna kill us .