Rinaldo was pretty quiet tonight.
#OrrMcLarenFraser
- The Law

well he tried to go after Phaneuf a bit, and got a face full of ice... hard

still a better third liner than brown

sorry.. but that just doesnt make sense at all.
- Dozzer

MacA is just a placeholder, he doesn't really bring anything special to the lineup.

Brown brings a strong defensive and physical presence.

i dont know why people think brown deserves the spot over mac.. its silly talk i tells ya
- Dozzer

This after a night where that line dominated...

true...

I'm still considering 3rd line _____-Kadri-Frattin though. Briownie's stone hands is a waste of Kadri's setups...
- Big_Lightnin

9 times out of 10, Kadri is passing to Frattin just like when Komarov was just hitting and going to the net on that line.

Brown does not finish that sweet saucer pass from Kadri tonight.

That's a guarantee.
- Pen15

He would have been in the penalty box or injured from losing a fight. Oh, wait.

MacA is just a placeholder, he doesn't really bring anything special to the lineup.

Brown brings a strong defensive and physical presence.
- Feeling Glucky?

Brown has no finish.

MacA has some finish...that's what he brings...scoring depth...on a team with very little in terms of grade A offensive talent.

Rinaldo was pretty quiet tonight.
#OrrMcLarenFraser
- The Law

Amazing how that works. Rinaldo was probably hoping for a lightweight to beat up instead... because that's a great deterrent after all.

MacA is just a placeholder, he doesn't really bring anything special to the lineup.

Brown brings a strong defensive and physical presence.
- Feeling Glucky?

he isnt skilled enough to be playing with frattin and kadri

you dont take mac out of the lineup for brown.. you sit brown if thats your only choice.

we're trading him when Lupul comes back
- Big_Lightnin

Assuming we have NO injuries when Lupul gets back, what would the expected return for Mac even be?

We finally have depth at all positions.

Why the rush to trade all these guys? It's a good situation to be in.

He would have been in the penalty box or injured from losing a fight. Oh, wait.
- OBGYN Kenobi

Don't get me wrong....I love Brown. He's all heart. But he's heart on the 4th line, not on our 3rd.

0 points and 29 PIM.

brown is what he is. but there is certainly no need to force a guy out of the lineup just to make room for him. we all like brown.. but his play does not warrant that at all.
- Dozzer

That's my point. Brown doesn't bring any more to the table than McClaren at this point. UG was arguing that we need a middleweight so the rats of the league will actually fight him. My argument was that if they're willing to fight him, he's not deterring them from being rats anyway.

What's a fair return you'd think we would get for him?
- Tee-Dot

You'll get a lot more for Kuli...

Rinaldo was pretty quiet tonight.
#OrrMcLarenFraser
- The Law

Got Phaneuf kicked out of the game though.

9 times out of 10, Kadri is passing to Frattin just like when Komarov was just hitting and going to the net on that line.
- Two_For_Truth

Komarov didn't score. MacA did.

9 times out of 10, Kadri is passing to Frattin just like when Komarov was just hitting and going to the net on that line.
- Two_For_Truth

and according to tonight, that tenth time he throws it to mac and it results in a goal

go figure.

So a 20 goal scorer, who back checks and kills penalties is worth a 2nd in your world?
- Pen15

yes ....or a top notch prospect like Luca Caputi.

He would have been in the penalty box or injured from losing a fight. Oh, wait.
- OBGYN Kenobi

hey hey hey, he won that fight

You'll get a lot more for Kuli...
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Apparently the leafs have a complete line available to trade....

hey hey hey, he won that fight
- Big_Lightnin

Sure it is.
- Two_For_Truth

If he's a guy they're willing to fight, what exactly is he doing to scare them?

and according to tonight, that tenth time he throws it to mac and it results in a goal

go figure.
- Dozzer

Funny how that works.

Got Phaneuf kicked out of the game though.
- Two_For_Truth

only cause there was barely 2 mins left. If there's 5 mins left they get 2 mins each.

That's my point. Brown doesn't bring any more to the table than McClaren at this point. UG was arguing that we need a middleweight so the rats of the league will actually fight him. My argument was that if they're willing to fight him, he's not deterring them from being rats anyway.
- Jeffmt

dont need a middleweight guy with d-men like fraser on the ice.

same with kostka.. both are fine in that fighting class.

That's my point. Brown doesn't bring any more to the table than McClaren at this point. UG was arguing that we need a middleweight so the rats of the league will actually fight him. My argument was that if they're willing to fight him, he's not deterring them from being rats anyway.
- Jeffmt

Not to mention, I don't think Orr would have any problem taking the instigator and filling a rat to set the mood.