Pre-Game Talk: TORONTO vs MONTREAL: Leafs called up Colton Orr

[Saxon]

I'm going to the game.

Hoping it's an exciting game and not a snooze fest.

I'll be there with my oldest!!!! I'll have my Robinson jersey and he will have a number 27 jersey with the name currently missing lol.

 

[Athletique_Canadien]

If there's a concern then bring up Finley

 

[Hannibal]

Bring up Finley.

 

[Habs]

It would be nice if this team could actually dress a few 'men' like they used to, instead of worrying about getting hurt. It wasn't long ago the response would be.. 'oh cute...you dressed a couple tough guys? We'll throw in a couple as well'.

[rant]
Now we just run, and hide, hoping everyone plays nice. I really hoped MB had a pair of nuts hanging in those pants, but apparently he would rather run away from the rough stuff. There is no reason to play any of our star players in that game, and doing so is a bad call on managements part.

[/rant]

 

[Harry Wong]

What about bringing Tinordi?

 

[Saxon]

If there's a concern then bring up Finley

I doubt there is much concern. Toronto giving him one last game out of respect. Pretty classy actually, I doubt either team has enough emotion for much to happen regardless.

 

[donghabs98]

Play Tokarski and Weaver or Gonchar over Price and Markov. The last thing we need is more injuries.

 

[zzoo]

Weird....the online media applaud this call-up, but not us. I find Leafs have class, no ?

 

[Malreg]

I'm not necessarily sure he'll do anything. I think he probably is going to retire and this is the Leafs letting him play his last pro game as an NHLer on home ice.

While I understand why they did it, you don't think Orr will want to go out with a bang in his final game?

 

[loudi94]

Holy over reaction! The guy is being called up to be recognized for his efforts in the organization. Maybe he gets into a good bye scrap. He will play his heart out but when it's one team going for the Cup and another going golfing, no one is looking to injure anyone.

 

[Bieber fever]

Orr is a goon but he's not dirty or classest

 

[hototogisu]

While I understand why they did it, you don't think Orr will want to go out with a bang in his final game?

I doubt it, but anyway it takes 2 to tango. Hopefully the Habs players aren't dumb enough to engage Orr in a meaningless scrap just because he wants to fight in his last game.

If any of them are, well, they deserve what's coming to them.

 

[Athletique_Canadien]

What about bringing Tinordi?

I'd rather it be Finley since he is an established goon. Tinnor, not so much & Orr might just get him bad. Finley is 6' 8" 245. If need be & if game is meaningless he could be put on the 4th line

 

[didimentionlarseller]

Orr is a goon but he's not dirty or classest

yea jeez that guy is a tough SOB he never went after people tho to injure them that I remember

 

[didimentionlarseller]

What about bringing Tinordi?

ummm we dont want Tinordi fighing Colton Orr are you serious!?!

I think he's still recovering from being fully KO'd?

 

[FrontierPsyCHiatrist*]

Colton Orr

 

[General Fanager]

yea jeez that guy is a tough SOB he never went after people tho to injure them that I remember

isnt he the animal that went for a dirty hit, then went after Gio and sucker punched Bork all in the space of 20 seconds???

 

[Haaabs]

Colton Orr isn't a dirty player, He might want to drop the gloves one last time but it's more probable that he just gets a couple of shifts on the faceoff the give fans the opportunity to honour him.

If our players can't handle big clean hits, then we're not ready for the playoffs anyways.

 

[DJ Breadman]

Lets call up a guy who played like 2 min a game and got punched in the face to honor his final game, oh leafs, hahahahaha

 

[Disappearing Semin]

I don't think they called up Orr for him to kill everyone but just so he can play his final game in the NHL, doubt he will do anything stupid.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

isnt he the animal that went for a dirty hit, then went after Gio and sucker punched Bork all in the space of 20 seconds???

I think it was McLaren. But not sure.

 

[didimentionlarseller]

Colton Orr

he is the Gargamel to our smurf village

 

[didimentionlarseller]

isnt he the animal that went for a dirty hit, then went after Gio and sucker punched Bork all in the space of 20 seconds???

oh did he? I really dont remember it - I just really didnt remember him being someone who went after people from top of my head i watched a bunch of leafs games back when he was in the reg roster

 

[Analyzer*]

I think it was McLaren. But not sure.

Twas Orr.

Funny seeing how people are getting worked up. That alone almost gets him another contract from the leafs to call him up when the leafs and habs play.

 

[chaosrevolver]

isnt he the animal that went for a dirty hit, then went after Gio and sucker punched Bork all in the space of 20 seconds???

He went to hit Gionta (hard to tell if it was dirty since Gionta moved out of the way) and then the two met up to get at it and Bourque came in to protect Gio and got knocked down.

Lets not forget the Parros incident where Orr showed his true colours. (52 secs below)



The game can get emotional but I can't see this being anything more than a send-off.