Speculation: Top UFA enforcers?

[LouJersey]

Agree 100%. Thank goodness hockey has come to a point where it's hard to come up with this kind of list.

You replaced guys that skate around and fight with guys that skate around and don't do much of anything. 12th-13th forwards are still pretty limited

 

[LouJersey]

Sure if you want the league completely soft and stripped of the past

Agreed. It's this like a new generation thing? More and more HF posters are anti fighting these days, like they are the ones that have to do it or something.

Breakaways or fights are still the only things that make people stand on their feet during game play in this league

 

[LouJersey]

If you’re into staged fights there’s always WWE.

I'll still take staged fights over a 12th forward that plays 9-10 minutes and has 1 hit and 2min of PK time.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I'll still take staged fights over a 12th forward that plays 9-10 minutes and has 1 hit and 2min of PK time.

Maybe give the LNAH a try.

 

[LouJersey]

Maybe give the LNAH a try.

Yeah because I like fights that's all I want to see. I understand as a Canes fan you can't relate, but I used to like the 5-4 games, with 3-4 fights and lots of bad blood.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Yeah because I like fights that's all I want to see. I understand as a Canes fan you can't relate, but I used to like the 5-4 games, with 3-4 fights and lots of bad blood.

What you’re describing now isn’t staged fight bs which is what we were talking about in the first place.

I think fighting has a place in the game but I have no interest in seeing two guys who can barely skate take one shift for the sole purpose of fighting each other.

 

[Reaper45]

What you’re describing now isn’t staged fight bs which is what we were talking about in the first place.

I think fighting has a place in the game but I have no interest in seeing two guys who can barely skate take one shift for the sole purpose of fighting each other.

I dont think anyone is calling for that, but the days of Probert, McSorely, Domi and Grimson, those guys could play as well.

 

[LouJersey]

What you’re describing now isn’t staged fight bs which is what we were talking about in the first place.

I think fighting has a place in the game but I have no interest in seeing two guys who can barely skate take one shift for the sole purpose of fighting each other.

Sometimes those fights actually fire up a lifeless bench. Again give me a fighter over a 12th forward that can skate fast and do nothing else. I'll take Colton Orr over some other AHL caliber player.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Sometimes those fights actually fire up a lifeless bench. Again give me a fighter over a 12th forward that can skate fast and do nothing else. I'll take Colton Orr over some other AHL caliber player.

Why is the alternative to Orr an ahl caliber player? Fourth lines are getting more talented all the time. Not wasting a spot on a guy like Orr also could create an opening for a talented rookie to work his way into the lineup.

 

[SnarkAttack]

After that story you now clearly need to change your user name to ShartAttack

I will if I can. Wish me luck.

 

[sharkhawk]

I’ll take guys like probert domi secord Dave Manson etc. Guys like grimson peluso van dorp churla good riddance

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Reaves? Don't need to list any more.

Kinda sad when he's considered a top enforcer.

Everyone knows if he played when you needed him he'd have to be a middleweight, maybe even a high-end lightweight. The enforcers then alhlx just wreck Reaves.

 

[cyris]

I will if I can. Wish me luck.

Congrats sir, you have won the internets.

In your honour I will attempt to shart myself before any hockey game I play.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Actually it's not. Reaves,Mike Haley, Tom Wilson, McLeod,Thorborn,Martin and more are enforcers, no mater what caps fans say.

Wilson has 47 points in 94 games this year. He plays on the top line of a team that made it to the SCF on the back of their top line being one of their biggest strength. He is a dirty player, a hard hitter, and a great fighter who doesn’t afraid of anything. He would be one of the 12 best forwards on any NHL team. He’s not a “goon”. A goon is a player whose hockey skills are not NHL level, but whose fighting abilities keep them getting games from their coach. Ryan Reaves applies.

 

[Chris 84]

Well you’d be wrong. He’s way tougher than them and a much better fighter.

yup, and furthermore, he will fight much more frequently than them based on ice time at least because that is his role. his actual hockey skills are very limited compared to the other guys mentioned.

 

[Deuce Awesome]

As mentioned, the strictly scrappers have been pushed out of the game. That still leaves room for guys who can get aggressive and still score. Prime Lucic was my favorite from the current era (even though I hated the Bruins)

Theo Fleury, Wendel Clark, Cam Neely, Probert, Tocchet.....all guys who could score a goal and then beat the shit out of someone. My favorite style of player.

Those multi purpose players will always be a huge commodity.

 

[WeWentBlues]

Kinda sad when he's considered a top enforcer.

Everyone knows if he played when you needed him he'd have to be a middleweight, maybe even a high-end lightweight. The enforcers then alhlx just wreck Reaves.

Reaves is a monster. I'd put him up against any era.

 

[north49er]

Sometimes those fights actually fire up a lifeless bench. Again give me a fighter over a 12th forward that can skate fast and do nothing else. I'll take Colton Orr over some other AHL caliber player.

Aaaah Colton Orr, a mainstay of hockey greatness, 12 goals and 12 assists in 11 years. I sure want to pay big money to attend an NHL game to watch that. As someone said previously the LNAH is still out there? There are still plenty of tough players out there who don't act as "enforcers".

 

[LouJersey]

Aaaah Colton Orr, a mainstay of hockey greatness, 12 goals and 12 assists in 11 years. I sure want to pay big money to attend an NHL game to watch that. As someone said previously the LNAH is still out there? There are still plenty of tough players out there who don't act as "enforcers".

Too each their own. Again wanting a guy like Orr to be be your 12th forward doesn't mean all you want to see is fights but nice hyperbole

In his Toronto career in 6 min avg ice time per game he had over 360 hits and a st ptg of over 9 which is more than adequate for a 4th liner

 

[Slomo]

You guys forgot about Enstrom. Dude will lay down the law with the biggest stick in the league!!

 

[mm11]

Anybody got a list?

I don't know but Ross Johnston looked like a modern day enforcer with his cup of coffee with the Isles this year. Has a ton of bite to his game with heavy hands, can cycle the puck and has the ability to chip in some points..

 

[moosemeister]

I'll give whatever team a signed Clayton Keller jersey if they get Rinaldo away from my favorite franchise.

 

[Dabeast]

Take Haley for free

 

[KingsHockey24]

UFA Enforcers: Chris Stewart, Ryan Reaves, Jordan Nolan, Jared Boll, Cody McLeod
UFA Pests: Antoine Roussel, Leo Komarov, Zac Rinaldo
UFA Tough Guys: Kyle Brodziak, Patrick Maroon, Roman Polak, Lance Bouma, Luke Schenn, Kevin Bieksa

 

[me2]

Agreed. It's this like a new generation thing? More and more HF posters are anti fighting these days, like they are the ones that have to do it or something.

Breakaways or fights are still the only things that make people stand on their feet during game play in this league

It is generational, the people that grew up watching 70/80/90s hockey are the ones that tend to have a belief that goons and fighting are normal and traditional. The problem is that period is the anomaly not today. Mass expansion meant teams filled out their rosters with bad filler, goons were that filler, the league rode the wave of violence as it generated publicity.

NHL Fights Per Game, Year-by-Year