Xbox Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 And then Neil kicked Orr's wee arse .. good fight .. got inside and nailed him hard .. Orr is too thick to feel much tho .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 What would it take to get McLaren id say a 3rd maybe as high as a 2nd this guy is legit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jovocop55 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 wish canucks picked up McLaren instead.. i guess that's why orr not playin as much now.. since that guy at least can play some hockey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 What would it take to get McLaren id say a 3rd maybe as high as a 2nd this guy is legit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Stupid. Not cool, not funny, not awesome...stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutesi Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=214255 Scary stuff. I've never really been against fighting in the NHL, but the sight of this made me cringe definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allkill326 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 6th for him, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yikes, that was brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 A staged fight 26 seconds in eh. That's hockey! Go Leafs Go!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCherry2013 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Great knockout. McLaren is a good Canadian kid. He's a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Not surprised we don't see that more often, total KO!! Hope the guy is ok, he probably getting his checked for concussion..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutesi Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Not surprised we don't see that more often, total KO!! Hope the guy is ok, he probably getting his checked for concussion..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Killer Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 i'd rather see two real hockey players fight, rather than a goon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Losing more respect for the Laffs... Like the panel said, they're doing this game after game as a tactic - staging fights to start the game - and it cheapens hockey imo - the fact that it's a pattern indicates that there's nothing situational about it - the zebras should be doing their job and deterring this kind of staging. I could see the Laffs pulling this $#!t out for opponents like the Bruins as an in-kind response to what they've been dishing, but night after night in the post-enforcer NHL is just cheap and it's trending the wrong way. The NHL has enough problems - if former enforcers speaking out wasn't enough, then clearly this league has it's head up it's a$$. I'm not going to claim that MClaren is a "goon", but there are only a few Leafs who face a weaker quality of competition, there are only a few Leafs with a worse relative corsi, there are no regulars who get a higher percentage of offensive zone starts, and he's certainly not lighting up the scoreboard... On a related note: The first memorable event in the last game in Calgary - McGrattan takes a late, high run at Henrik - and Sutherland spectates with his whistle in his pocket. Standard set from the get-go. Result - Sestito must then fight McGrattan - that's the honourable NHL tradition - but really, isn't sending Sestito out to take a run at Baertschi or Cammalleri the more accurate reciprocation? Therein lies a large part of the problem imo - NHL officials have no concept of consistency and are leaving the policing to players in a post enforcer NHL - and this isn't that age of enforcers when enforcer fought enforcer - the enforcer of days gone by wasn't a cheap shot artist who took liberties attempting to injure marquis players. The last thing the NHL needs is for teams to be escalating the runs and the cheap shots enabled by today's version of the "enforcer" - because particular teams decide to employ this tactic, which in the end is all about empowering their team to cross the line moreso than preventing the opposition from crossing the line...that's where the modern NHL imo lacks boundaries - and it's up to the zebras to take control of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestito29 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 He's pretty clearly concussed. Real good hockey play.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestito29 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Losing more respect for the Laffs... Like the panel said, they're doing this game after game as a tactic - staging fights to start the game - and it cheapens hockey imo - the fact that it's a pattern indicates that there's nothing situational about it - the zebras should be doing their job and deterring this kind of staging. I could see the Laffs pulling this $#!t out for opponents like the Bruins as an in-kind response to what they've been dishing, but night after night in the post-enforcer NHL is just cheap and it's trending the wrong way. The NHL has enough problems - if former enforcers speaking out wasn't enough, then clearly this league has it's head up it's a$$. On a related note: The first memorable event in the last game in Calgary - McGrattan takes a late, high run at Henrik - and Sutherland spectates with his whistle in his pocket. Standard set from the get-go. Result - Sestito must then fight McGrattan - that's the honourable NHL tradition - but really, isn't sending Sestito out to take a run at Baertschi or Cammalleri the more accurate reciprocation? Therein lies a large part of the problem imo - NHL officials have no concept of consistency and are leaving the policing to players in a post enforcer NHL - and this isn't that age of enforcers when enforcer fought enforcer - the enforcer of days gone by wasn't a cheap shot artist who took liberties attempting to injure marquis players. The last thing the NHL needs is for teams to be escalating the runs and the cheap shots enabled by today's version of the "enforcer" - because particular teams decide to employ this tactic, which in the end is all about empowering their team to cross the line moreso than preventing the opposition from crossing the line...that's where the modern NHL imo lacks boundaries - and it's up to the zebras to take control of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Post enforcer NHL? LOL...tell that to 95% of the teams that still have one on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovechkinator Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Losing more respect for the Laffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disisdayear Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Are you kidding? Name 5 enforcers. I watched hockey in the 70s and 80s - I know the difference. There were as many on the 1980s Calgary Flames as there are in the entire Western Conference today. Chris Neil and Sean Thornton types are not enforcers - they are guys who can skate, hit, score and play the game - they could make the NHL even if it were a post-fighting league. The Bruins are arguably the toughest team in the NHL - they don't have a single enforcer on their roster. Their "tough guys" can play the game. Sean Thornton lead the Bs in penalty minutes their Cup season - with 122 pm - the 1985/6 Flames had 8 guys with more than that. There are very few guys in today's NHL who would qualify - John Scott, Colton Orr...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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