Frazer McLaren VS Carter Ashton

[Fabulous]

Frazer McLaren, easily.

 

[dballislife2]

imo they both fit the 4th line, its orr and his weak skating, horrible ability to handle puck and non existent shot and passing that needs to sit most nights...orr is needed now but when clarkson, fraser, and mcclaren back...orr role is just too limited to waste a spot on

 

[leafspring*]

McLaren is a pretty sound fundamentals winger that is consistently responsible for us. Ashton runs around to much. McLaren brings way more intangibles.

 

[Eb]

When is Mclaren going to be cleared to play or is he already?

 

[Anthrax442]

Larry hands down

 

[SprDaVE]

Ashton.

Very underrated. He can skate, hit and has a bit of skill.

He doesn't fight though, unlike McLaren.

Asthon is better suited for the third line though for his 2-way abilities, not the 4th line as an energy/physical player.

 

[Patience]

In "An Open Roster Spot" vs Carter Ashton, Ashton might still lose.

 

[Smif]

For a 4th liner I'm looking for someone who can A. hit everything (Komarov) B. kill penalties (McClement) C. Drop 'em / intimidate (Orr). I haven't seen Ashton do any of these things.

 

[therealkoho]

I think Carter wins round 1 for sure, his well targeted slash still has Fraser on the sidelines

seriously though McLaren AInEC, Ashton hasn't shown anything thus far, Mclaren may not skate quite as well but as a 4th line guy is far more effective. MacLaren handles the puck a little better and certainly is far stronger on the forecheck.......and he is one of the leagues acknowledged heavyweights, Tinordi would've been the one with the broken beak had he had to have fought McLaren instead of Carter Ashton

 

[Joey Hoser]

I still don't get anything out of watching Ashton. The best thing he can do is run around a bit and throw his weight against the other teams depth players, but he doesn't really forecheck all that well, doesn't put points on the board and doesn't excel in his own end.

He's just "there". Doesn't hurt us but doesn't offer anything to help the team either. Competant fourth liners are necessary but it would be nice if they had at least one redeeming quality, like Orr, McClement, and Komorov.

 

[Primary Assist]

I'm not afraid to admit that McLaren is one of my favorite Leafs, so I'm gonna go with the Razor hands down

 

[DaveT83*]

ahahah Ashton - no way

Now Aulie vs McLaren that might have been a bit less lopsided.

 

[diceman934]

Ashton can not fight, can not score and is not great defensively....he is a career AHL player.

McLaren can fight and is not a liability defensively.....not even close.

 

[Tak7]

Carter Ashton. He plays ice hockey.

 

[diceman934]

ahahah Ashton - no way

Now Aulie vs McLaren that might have been a bit less lopsided.

I would take Aulie....Aulie can play and fight.

 

[Asif16*]

Mclaren my main boy. No competition. He woudve whooped tinordi's ass

 

[Hawaiinleaf]

McLaren would have rag dolled Tinordi and it would have been bad..

McLaren is not only tall he is thick he is 6'5.5 but 255lb

Its one thing to be tall but another to be thick...

Hope he is back soon Carlyle really likes him too

 

[leafstilldeath*]

People underestimate McLaren's ability to cycle, his defensive play and his skating speed. He is not only a great fighter but also has good hockey skills.

Larry FTW

 

[Pyrophorus]

McLaren 3 goals 2 apples in 30 games last year and brings the enormous hits and intimidation factor

Thats a great 4th lines plus he can skate

This is why I choose McLaren as well.

 

[DD03]

Pretty sure before McLaren got hurt, he was getting PK minutes in training camp. He adds a lot more to the team and game if he can PK plus do everything else he does.

 

[Hawaiinleaf]

I wonder how pissed off McLaren is with Ashton knocking him out and then taking his spot on the roster....

 

[leafstilldeath*]

I wonder how pissed off McLaren is with Ashton knocking him out and then taking his spot on the roster....

If it was me I would be supremely pissed. From what I recall McLaren actually knocked down Ashton on the ice after Ashton went all Samurai slashing on Larry's pinky lol

 

[Hawaiinleaf]

I was thinking the same and thought at first Fraser might be out 1-2 games but 6 and counting i bet he is not happy

 

[HeroNtF]

Mclaren an easy win for this year. If ashton can round out his game and be physical in every game while providing scoring chance he can take it.

 

[MastuhNinks]

If all Frazer McLaren brings to the table is his fighting, it's still more than Carter Ashton does.