Are Orr's days numbered?
- Thread starter BLUEnWHITE4LIFE
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I dont see why we need Orr when we have Polak, Clarkson, Komarov or even bodie in the line-up, all 4 will fight, maybe not Komarov, but they can all play hockey.
orr has no use on this team and Carlyle is stupid if he thinks we need him even against a team like Boston.
orr has no use on this team and Carlyle is stupid if he thinks we need him even against a team like Boston.
I wouldn't mind having Orr as like the 13th guy. We can bring him in for games where we need to fight someone. He'll come into the game, fight in the 1st period. Then sit out the next 5 or so games until we need to bring him in to fight again. But if he's playing, he's gotta be fighting and hopefully he does it early and gets himself and one of their guys kicked out. It's just kind of an intimidation factor. The other team will know that if they mess with us, we'll unleach Orr on them the next time we play them.
Celly Hard
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LeafalCrusader
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Can he play defence?
Seriously though, unless he can re-invent himself as he did when he was with the Marlies, I think we are going in a different direction. Management has all but told Carlyle he needs to roll 4 lines, so playing Orr/McLaren 4 minutes a night isn't an option. Neither is capable to giving 10-12 quality minutes a night, and simply put, other teams are more interested in out-scoring us, not out-punching us.
I love my enforcers, but I don't see where McLaren and Orr fit anymore.
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Seriously though, unless he can re-invent himself as he did when he was with the Marlies, I think we are going in a different direction. Management has all but told Carlyle he needs to roll 4 lines, so playing Orr/McLaren 4 minutes a night isn't an option. Neither is capable to giving 10-12 quality minutes a night, and simply put, other teams are more interested in out-scoring us, not out-punching us.
I love my enforcers, but I don't see where McLaren and Orr fit anymore.
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FlareKnight
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He really shouldn't be in any capacity. Whatever happened last year he just stopped fighting even when given the opportunity to. Besides that he wasn't at all effective out there on the ice when given some opportunity.
Though Carlyle will probably have to be forced not to keep him on the roster. No good reason for Orr to be on the Leafs, but you just never know for sure.
Though Carlyle will probably have to be forced not to keep him on the roster. No good reason for Orr to be on the Leafs, but you just never know for sure.
ShooterMikgaven
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Orr's career is winding down. He had a couple great seasons as far as dropping the mitts are concerned for us, but his performance and frequency regarding fisticuffs has plummeted, and with the team seemingly taking a new(smarter) direction with the bottom 6 it spells the end for him.
Broll or Devane can fill that role if need be
Broll or Devane can fill that role if need be
WildcatMapleLeafs28
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As much as I hate to say it , I think they are.
Wouldn't mind keeping him as a #13 forward to play against the likes of Calgary , Ottawa , Philly etc..
Wouldn't mind keeping him as a #13 forward to play against the likes of Calgary , Ottawa , Philly etc..
WildcatMapleLeafs28
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Wouldn't be surprised.
I found it weird they signed both him and McLaren at the same time.
As much as everyone hates on Orr and McLaren, these guys are actually somewhat useful, and it's even more important to have them now with a roster filled with agitators on the team. Just dress them when needed (i.e Boston, Buffalo, any team that can get pretty rough). Of course Bodie can fight somewhat, but he doesn't have that intimidation factor.
Everyone talks about how great the Leafs did and their identity during the lockout season, but forget Orr and McLaren were part of that team.
Everyone talks about how great the Leafs did and their identity during the lockout season, but forget Orr and McLaren were part of that team.
Daisy Jane
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if they don't fight - they're not useful. i can count on one hand how many fights those two had - I think it was like five, and after the Parros fight (eeesh, still can't even think about that one) - any 'fight' Orr had basically had him looking at the ref to bail him out.
And most teams just simply stopped fighting us period - because they knew the Leafs got off on it.
neither player scored a single point last season.
we can still be amazingly troll-esque, without having them. i don't think there isn't anyone who wouldn't fight - but more importantly - we don't have to engage. let the other team take the 2 + and we go on the powerplay.
Dangles McGavin
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This is just a stupid comment. When should someone 'need' to fight? How will the coaches know that before the game started? How do you quantify the intimidation factor? How does a person who plays 3 minutes a night against the other 4th line intimidate 1st liners?
Clark4Ever
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I wouldn't mind keeping one of Orr or McLaren as an extra forward to use sparingly for certain matchups throughout the season.
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