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

[Nicko999]

The Stanley Cup playoffs board is now up!!! My favorite time of the year.

Also heard the first thunder, spring is here.

 

[DangerDave]

The comments are an inside joke for Leafs fans,of course it's not funny to a Habs fan.Didn't you ever want Marchand to get hit by a truck,but didn't at the same time.

Well Subban hit him like a truck the one time and I was pretty happy

 

[bsl]

Let them win and finish 5th last. That'll show 'em.

They've sewn up 4th last. I have a really bad feeling about the lottery...

 

[bsl]

Ottawa is playing in the afternoon Saturday. Habs can really chose what they want to do Saturday night to avoid meeting them.

That's why you bring the A and B team to Toronto.

 

[OpenIceHit]

They've sewn up 4th last. I have a really bad feeling about the lottery...

As long as Phoenix don't get McDavid. Bettman would be so happy if McDavid played in Pheonix.

 

[PernellsWhiteAmi]

He's on a one way ( i.e he's eligible to play in the ahl but not in the nhl as he doesn't have a contract with the habs) if I remember right.

Ah, okay. Makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[sandysan]

Ah, okay. Makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up.

no problem. and even if he were eligible, there is no need, Orr isnt going to do anything other than raise his stick as he leaves the ice ( for the last time) and announce his retirement from the dressing room.

Even though the anti-fighting chicken littles are deriding this move, I like it, its classy of the leafs who have nothing to gain or lose to give a guy who had a very hard role for the leafs and never *****ed a very short moment in the spotlight to end his career.

it might be like slapshot where he plays his last ( albeit not championship) game

"I wanna win that championship tonight, but I wanna win it clean.
Old-time hockey, like when I got started, you know?
Jeez. Toe Blake, Dit Clapper, Eddie Shore, those guys were the greats.
I don't know what to say. Christ, it's up to you."

 

[PernellsWhiteAmi]

no problem. and even if he were eligible, there is no need, Orr isnt going to do anything other than raise his stick as he leaves the ice ( for the last time) and announce his retirement from the dressing room.

Even though the anti-fighting chicken littles are deriding this move, I like it, its classy of the leafs who have nothing to gain or lose to give a guy who had a very hard role for the leafs and never *****ed a very short moment in the spotlight to end his career.

it might be like slapshot where he plays his last ( albeit not championship) game

"I wanna win that championship tonight, but I wanna win it clean.
Old-time hockey, like when I got started, you know?
Jeez. Toe Blake, Dit Clapper, Eddie Shore, those guys were the greats.
I don't know what to say. Christ, it's up to you."

Yeah, I agree. There's no reason to call up Finley even if he was available. They're not calling him up to goon the Habs. They're calling him up so he can play his last professional game in the NHL. Props to the Leafs.

 

[cactusjack]

Price in the net this saturday... he'll start but with a 3 goals lead he might be pull, depending on the other games as well... esp if the TB-BOS is played in the afternoon..

 

[WeThreeKings]

Price playing on Saturday is absolutely stupid. His work load has been insane.. not only games played, but shots faced.. give him a ****ing rest.

It's the Leafs.. Tokarski can handle it.

 

[Bill McNeal]

It does answer the question of whether or not he's playing injured, though.

 

[Gary320]

Price playing on Saturday is absolutely stupid. His work load has been insane.. not only games played, but shots faced.. give him a ****ing rest.

It's the Leafs.. Tokarski can handle it.

It's not a question of rest for me.
It's a question of risking a ****ing injury.

I dont care about first.. and I think Tokarski can handle the Leafs anyway..

 

[le_sean]

**** off MT

 

[Seb]

Makes no sense to play Price.

 

[Pierre Dagenais]

**** off MT

Can't blame every decision on MT buddy.

 

[Unclewhalebone]

The comments are an inside joke for Leafs fans,of course it's not funny to a Habs fan.Didn't you ever want Marchand to get hit by a truck,but didn't at the same time.

He did get hit by a truck once. The license plate said SUB BAN.

 

[Madevilz]

sad to say that one of the reasons Ill be watching the game is to see if anyone gets injured.

 

[LaP]

We should be able to handle the Leafs with a b team. In fact a b team will be more motivated. Guys like Plek and Markov don't care about the Leafs and at this point of their career i doubt they care much about the first position either.

If you give a chance to guys like Pateryn to impress in a last game they will want to take it.

Same for Eller if you give him the top EGG line for a game he will want to impress. Guys like Flynn and Mitchell and Malhotra and Gonchar will want to have a good game to play in the playoffs. Same for Weaver.

I really think we have as much chance to win with a b team than our a team.

Plek and Markov should definitely rest. Price should definitely not play to avoid an injury.

 

[Tuggy]

If Price gets hurt...

 

[WeThreeKings]

I wouldn't even play Subban.

Subban, Plekanec, Markov, Price and Pacioretty all out.

 

[LaP]

I wouldn't even play Subban.

Subban, Plekanec, Markov, Price and Pacioretty all out.

Well Subban has a chance for the Norris can't sit him this has the potential to create a problem.

In the case of Price the vezina is already won as for the Hart the last game wont change anything to his chances.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

We should forfeit the game and hope TB loses, amirite?

 

[Habs]

what a ****ing idiot MT is. God I detest this guy.

 

[donghabs98]

If one of the vets gets hurt its on the coaching staff. This is a meaningless game against a team which has nothing to play for.

 

[hototogisu]

Meh, who cares. Sports fans take this 'resting players' garbage way too seriously. If he gets hurt, he gets hurt. **** happens. Pacioretty got hurt in a meaningless game a few nights ago. Are we supposed to wrap our entire roster in bubblewrap as soon as we clinch the playoffs? Let them play.