not sure why everyone thinks orrs presence hurts kadri? if anything he opens up the ice for kadri and CMac. can anyone think of another NHLer who had a tough guy playing along side of him? you know, the all time points leader.
In observing Carlyle, I'm of the mindset that an underlying motive (beyond icing a winning team each game) is to prepare this team for the grind of playoff hockey. In his mind, physical play will be even more important then and if he can give a player like Orr higher minutes now, it will only return dividends in the playoffs.