Injury Report: Leafs place Fraser McLaren on injured reserve

[The Caveman]

Per David Alter:

David Alter ‏@DavidAlter590 7m
The Maple Leafs have placed Frazer McLaren on Injured Reserve

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[The Caveman]

Hoping D'Amigo comes back up.

 

[Penalty Kill Icing*]

Take all the time to get back in shape bud.

 

[thewave]

Was hoping waivers

 

[Duke Silver]

Take all the time to get back in shape bud.

All of it, seriously.

 

[LMFAO]

Time to recall Jamie D

 

[TheVision]

Damn, was hoping that said waivers

 

[cynicism]

All we need is for Orr to go on IR and we *GASP* can have a proper fourth line that can play 10 minutes per game. I think Dr. Carlyle's about to have a heart attack.

 

[Grant]

He doesn't even play, how did he get inju.... you know what, doesn't matter. Take your time!

 

[Strategy]

What will we do without him

 

[leafs in five]

McLaren has played about 96 minutes of hockey in games this season.

 

[Schenn]

Poor guy. Hopefully he can recover from whatever it is, no matter how long it takes.

 

[thewave]

Maybe he tries to break a concrete wall with his fist

 

[Primary Assist]

Maybe he tries to break a concrete wall with his fist

Pretty sure that would send the wall to the IR

 

[CanadasTeam]

McLaren used to be one of my favourite players.

It was entertaining to watch him and Orr where it felt like no other team in the league could mess with us and we still kept winning games. Dunno what really happened as one day all the fighting had suddenly stopped.

 

[Wami]

McLaren used to be one of my favourite players.

It was entertaining to watch him and Orr where it felt like no other team in the league could mess with us and we still kept winning games. Dunno what really happened as one day all the fighting had suddenly stopped.

Isn't that funny though?

Like I feel there is a consensus among us here at HF that the fighting has gone way down and we just aren't seeing the same rough and tumble leafs team that we saw last year.

Yet we lead the league in fighting majors with 33 fights .... what?

It's not like there's a team wide strategy to stop fighting, it's either that this is just the amount of fights we can expect to actually see in a year, or one of three things:

1. Other teams have collectively made a conscious effort to avoid fights with Fmac and Orr

2. Mclaren and Orr have mutually agreed that they just don't want to fight as much

3. Fighting is down league wide, but I don't see that... I mean in 2011 we had 35 fighting majors total compared to our 33 fights at this point in the season so we will obviously surpass that. Last year may have raised the bar to unrealistic expectations... as we had 44 fights in 48 games... almost a fight a game. Obviously that wouldn't hold up this year, as we have 33 in 49 games.

Orr and Mclaren have combined for 13 fighting majors this year... so really what we're seeing is that fighting is almost on par (averaging out) with what we would expect in a given year (35 majors in 2011-2012, 50 majors in 2010-2011), yet the the proportion of our fights from our actual bruisers seems to be way down? End of the year stats will really tell all.

 

[Primary Assist]

I don't think FML has made a conscious effort to not fight, although I don't know if I can say the same about Orr. He's always looking to stir the pot when he's out there on the ice, but he barely gets any ice time these days. I also think the other teams are going out of their way to avoid fighting him. It's not like he'll run a youngster just to start a scrap either.

 

[The Hutch]

Quick! Trade for Dale Weise.

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

McLaren has played about 96 minutes of hockey in games this season.

Yeah, "played" "hockey", sure.

 

[FlareKnight]

Oh darn how horrible....

Yeah, thankfully we might have a chance to put together an actual fourth line though Carlyle still would only play it 4 minutes a game.

 

[StuckOutHere]

Was hoping waivers

Seriously.

 

[Looney Toonies]

I don't think FML has made a conscious effort to not fight, although I don't know if I can say the same about Orr. He's always looking to stir the pot when he's out there on the ice, but he barely gets any ice time these days. I also think the other teams are going out of their way to avoid fighting him. It's not like he'll run a youngster just to start a scrap either.

It's getting pretty obvious that teams are making a conscious effort to not fight Orr and McLaren. Almost every game the two engage players on the ice multiple times and are given the answer they're not looking for.

I understand that the two only play 4 minutes a game and are taking a roster spot from "Players who can actually play hockey." But I for one don't want to go back to the Ron Wilson days where we get pushed around with absolutely no push back.

Get well soon McLaren and Clarkson and Go Leafs Go!!

 

[Hotlanta]

I think McLaren has to be top 5 on this team in $/per minute played. I know he makes more than double Kessel makes per minute played. I still can't believe these guys make $3000-5000 per shift (if you don't include practise or off-ice training).

 

[Patience]

I think McLaren has to be top 5 on this team in $/per minute played. I know he makes more than double Kessel makes per minute played. I still can't believe these guys make $3000-5000 per shift (if you don't include practise or off-ice training).

Just like McLaren couldn't possibly be a speedy scorer winger for a single minute in the NHL, Phil Kessel couldn't do what McLaren is asked to do for a single minute either. You can not like fighting or appreciate what the foot soldiers do but let's not pretend it's easy to do either. It's a brutal way to make a living.

 

[hockeyfanz*]

Cancel the playoff celebrations, now the Leafs will play one foot smaller and thinks like that.