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Colton Orr hasn't just been hit on the head I've seen him knocked out or at least dropped 4 times in the past two years. Shelly got him good, a Penguin dropped him, Carkner dropped him, Parros KO'd him.
And you think it's safe for him to keep trading punches to the head?
I would like to clarify: Shelley tagged him good yes - KO? No, Engelland on Pittsburgh really nailed him - KO - likely, as he missed at least one game after. Carkner - again, he punched Orr right in the eye - had a nice shiner, but didn't miss a game - no a KO. The Parros one that ended his season - Yes Orr was KO'd, but it certainly wasn't from the fight, it was having Parros land on top of him when they fell and Orr went face first, plus Parros weight on top of it.
Is it the end of the "enforcer"......? Hard to say. I love a good fight, always have, always will, but there are times (especially in junior (OHL)), where it was fight off the draw, followed by another, and another, and another.... it starts to wear on you. Maybe the first fight had something to do with events transpiring in the game, but afterwards - what's the point????? Heck - youtube the Windsor vs. Plymouth series from the '09 playoffs - crazy amounts of fights.
Yes we still need enforcers today, but not to trade punches with the enforcer from the other team for no reason. They need to protect the stars, and police events that might happen. I still don't have a problem with a good fight to swing momentum though.