Nashville Predators: 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey “Pred”ictions-Part 3

Alexandre Carrier (D)

2020/2021 Totals: 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 3 Points in 19 Games Played

He came, he saw, he conqu…. okay, well maybe that statement proves to be a bit biased, however, the long-awaited arrival of regular ice time for Alexandre Carrier was well worth it as he showed flashes of mid-pairing capability after taking a couple of games to get his feet wet in his first action with the Nashville Predators.

Carrier’s arrival proved to be one of the bright spots in a year full of ups and downs and his NHL career is just 24 regular season games old.

Look for Carrier to be a lower-end fantasy contributor for this season, but the Predators see something that the rest of the league will see soon enough, this guy can flat-out play. In larger roster dynasty leagues, or the first wave of waiver wire claims will undoubtedly have this guy in the conversation as a pickup.

A fair projection is 20 to 30 points for Carrier, and would certainly not be out of the question in a full-time role. There are a ton of people sleeping on this guy around the league.

Keep your eyes peeled for Carrier as a great No.4 or No.5 defensive fantasy depth option should your leagues draft that deep, and I fully expect this guy is a much larger topic of fantasy conversation in 2022-23.

Carrier is easily my breakout candidate of the year for this Nashville Predators team, and will only get better as he gains more experience alongside Mattias Ekholm where he projects to begin the season according to dailyfaceoff.com on the Predators second defensive pairing.

2021/2022 Prediction: 7 Goals, 18 Assists, 25 Points in 73 Games Played 

Thanks for checking out this edition of 2021/2022 Fantasy Hockey “Pred”ictions! We will catch you for Part Four next week!