Why not sign a monster huge 6'6 or 6'7 defenceman?!

[landeskog11]

There are a few out there like Oliver Lauridsen 6'6, Matt Konan 6'4, Brett Bellemore 6'4, and Taylor Doherty 6'8 leafs can use some size and physicality on defence, if we're going to have a team that's not expected to win many games why not at least make other teams afraid of playing against us.

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[Larcos_Unal]

obvious answer is these guys can't skate and it's a completely different direction from what Shanny/Hunter/Dubas have been preaching.

Detroit did okay for a while without enforcers, the league finally caught up.

 

[Hyperglide]

If all those NBA players could skate then it would be amazing. Unfortunately Zdeno Chara's are rare for a reason.

 

[tooncesmeow]

There are a few out there like Oliver Lauridsen 6'6, Matt Konan 6'4, Brett Bellemore 6'4, and Taylor Doherty 6'8 leafs can use some size and physicality on defence, if we're going to have a team that's not expected to win many games why not at least make other teams afraid of playing against us.

Better yet why not draft some hulking defenders like this gem at #10?

 

[Swervin81]

They can't skate and they are HUGE projects (no pun intended). There's a reason Chara was a 3rd rounder and subsequently took a very long time to emerge as an elite defender.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Bring back Hal Gill and Keith Aulie

 

[MarMarSab3]

https://www.google.ca/search?q=#5+a...-mobile&espv=1&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=wccoIU51L2yJ_M:

This ones awesome lol

 

[BlueBaron]

I think a better question is why would we ?

 

[Budsfan]

Franson 6'5" RHD

 

[Legion34]

I'm 6'7 250 lbs. I will send you a tape of me playing hockey. All the reason you need to not sign someone just based on size

 

[Swervin81]

I remember Bobby Valabik getting hyped up. Boy, that didn't work out too well for Atlanta.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Franson 6'5" RHD

Nobody is scared of Cody Franson. He can sit at home forever, for all I care. Greedy idiot.

 

[Optimist]

They should sign a sumo wrestler for a goalie too. Someone that would cover the entire net.

 

[senor martinez]

We should start breeding our own dying species. Give many new nutrients and great food and get big huge power players. They would be love with the cocoo. It doesn't matter if a player is slow he can pound that other guy down. And if he doesn't catch the other guy then only then he can pound that sucker down with that stick.

 

[JackJ]

For the most part those larger defenceman handle the puck like a grenade. Babcocks system will phase those type of D out.

Polak may become the first victim on the backend.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

For the most part those larger defenceman handle the puck like a grenade. Babcocks system will phase those type of D out.

Polak may become the first victim on the backend.

You should go look at the very big d-men babcock deployed in detroit before you start stereotyping his preferences as a coach.

This post of yours isn't reasonable to me. Where are you coming up with this stuff from? Its wrong enough to call you on.

 

[Hurt]

Bring back Hal Gill and Keith Aulie

Hal Gill was a very serviceable D-man for many many years.

 

[Swervin81]

Hal Gill was a very serviceable D-man for many many years.

He should be thankful the dead puck era existed.

 

[Banic]

Some of these threads lately. Honestly. Lets have some respect for the blue and white, we're trying to not be a joke anymore.

 

[Quares27]

That's a pretty horrible list of players to be honest. And being big doesn't mean you're tough to play against. But I would like to see at least a few players on the roster that are willing to drop the gloves and stand up for teammates. We didn't have that last year and it was brutal to watch. You'd think with the team being in a position to suck there would be room for a few of these guys but they seem to be stocking up on 25 point midgets instead

 

[Looney Toonies]

To be honest I would actually love to have a couple Tinordis/Oleksiaks in our system, there's always a chance something clicks and you have a very serviceable tower on the backend. It's the Chara factor.

 

[cheeeko]

Hal Gill is the saviour

 

[Man Bear Pig]

They should sign a sumo wrestler for a goalie too. Someone that would cover the entire net.

Imagine the Steve Simmons articles?

 

[dballislife2]

why not a 7 foot 300 pound goalie then

 

[Christ]

why not a 7 foot 300 pound goalie then

I say a 5 foot 300 pound goaltender may be more to your liking...cover the net better and all...