Bring Back The Bruise Bros

Franzen-Datsyuk-Holmstrom Filppula-Zetterberg-Hudler Cleary-Helm-Bertuzzi Glass-Abdelkader-Eaves Nichol,Draper Lidstrom-Rafalski Stuart-Kronwall Ericsson-Hnidy Kindl,Janik

Look back at one of your previous posts and you say Colton Orr and Riley Cote are "pretty useless"

Cam Janssen Colton Orr Eric Boulton Derek Boogaard George Parros Wade Belak David Koci Raitis Ivanans Brian McGrattan Darcy Hordichuk Andrew Peters These guys aren't "useless" just cause they don't score goals.So the argument that "players who only fight and can't score or skate don't have a place in the NHL" is invalid because looking at the list above,they obviously do.

I can name plenty of "useless" guys that are in their team's lineup the majority of the season.

Okay man,we'll see.Loyalty is a part of Kenny's game so who knows.

Give him next year,and if he doesn't return to those stats from before the injuries,let him go.

Boynton would be perfect.The only problem is,isn't his salary kinda high?not sure of the exact figures.

I can't see Eaves being let go.Ritola is most likely the odd man out,imo.

Chicago already stated he's not in their plans going forward.

I looked him up on google to see if there were any articles on whether Tampa plans on re-signing him.Couldn't find anything so i'll take that as a good sign

Chipchura re-signed with Anaheim.As far as Artyukhin goes,he's the last guy I want on this team.He takes FAR too many penalties to play in Detroit.Nystrom and Konopka are among my wishes.

I'm sure Brian Burke is making a push for Horton,but I don't think Toronto has as much talent to offer in return than other teams such as Boston or Buffalo.

He's #1 on my wishlist.Skates fairly well,good on faceoffs (as mentioned),will throw with anyone.Just a great team player.I'd love to have him here.He'd be dirt cheap as well.He'd take care of the majority of the rough stuff.I'd love to see him in a Wings sweater.

I never said I want more fighting just to have more fighting.I think guys won't run around throwing cheap shots AS MUCH if the instigator rule was removed.Were there little agitators before the instigator rule?of course.Were there hits from behind and many other forms of cheap hits before the instigator rule?of course.Its a part of the game.Cheap shots will never be totally eliminated,obviously.I sure as hell don't think removing the instigator will COMPLETELY prevent cheapshots.No.Nothing will totally eliminate dirty hits.Removing the instigator seems best to me because if a new head shot rule is put in,the NHL is gonna come to the point to where a guys head is tapped on the glass after a hit,everyone will be calling for disciplinary action.The inconsistencies with disciplinary action in this league is frightening.

Bahahhha!do people really subscribe to that???

The Thornton-Cooke fight was a joke in that once the fight was over,there was relatively no snarl after that.That game could've been the beginning of something beautiful

I don't see anyone giving Cheechoo a contract once free agency begins.He'll probably get a camp invite.

Isn't Weaver a free agent?

Can we do a sign-and-trade type deal for Miller?I still think there's better options.

To be completely honest with you,I don't think Cooke got enough.Yeah,he got f***ed up pretty good by Shawn Thornton,but who knows if Marc Savard will ever be the same guy?we didn't really get to see him play a whole lott after he got back from the injury.Guys like Cooke and Avery and guys like that that do stupid s*** (like the sloppy seconds interview) and make the league look bad and run around throwing cheap shots would be dead by now if there wasn't an instigator.

Willie Mitchell is a beast

Never said there wasn't cheapshots before the instigator.But it made guys think twice before throwing cheapshots such as Cooke on Savard and Richards on booth.Of course cheapshots are gonna always be a part of the game.Take the instigator out and it makes the pricks like Cooke more accountable for the cheap shots they dish out.

Ditto

I love Malts,but its time for the younger guys to step in.

I'd take any of the following: Jared Boll Zenon Konopka Brad Winchester Eric Nystrom Adam Burish Derek Boogaard Eric Boulton Ben Eager Tim Jackman Nick Tarnasky Brandon Prust Tanner Glass I don't want Laraque.Lamest excuse for an enforcer in the league.