Bring Back The Bruise Bros

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Doubt he'll make the team.. Trent Hunter will attend L.A. Kings training camp on a tryout.

Hollweg, again? Troy Bodie will attend Winnipeg's training camp on a tryout.

He better start punching people in the face on a more regular basis, because he doesn't seem to be good at anything else.

GMR dissing an enforcer?

Dylan McIlrath looked great yesterday for the Rangers against Dallas. Good passes, especially out of the defensive zone. Physical, as usual. Got into a scrap late in the 2nd, and handled himself nicely.

One year, $700,000. Kyle Wellwood is as soft as they come. Maybe an extra forward?

Stillman scored 727 points in 1,025 career games. Won the Stanley Cup with Tampa in 2004 and Carolina in 2006. Thought he'd sign on with someone for one last year. What happened to the RFA/UFA thread?

I sure hope so.

Yeah, in addition there's many other familiar names on there as well. Josef Vasicek (Former Carolina Hurricane), Pavol Demitra (Longtime St. Louis Blue), and Igor Korolev (Blackhawk for a short time). Just a horrible tragedy for the families of the players. My god.

Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. This world is so cold. My thoughts and prayers out to all families affected. My day was alright until I got out of class and read this. Holy s***. I don't even know what else to say.

Steve Begin will attend Vancouver Canucks training camp on a tryout. If Begin doesn't make the team, I think he'll retire. There are whispers that Manny Legace has accepted a tryout offer from the Canucks too

I have to think he'll get a camp invite from someone. *Shane Hnidy to work with Jets broadcast team *Brandon Segal signs one year deal with Chicago *David Koci will attend the Winnipeg Jets training camp. Maybe to fill the enforcer role left by Rypien?

I think its a little premature to conclude that these deaths are the result of mental illnesses caused by repeated blows to the head, and fighting should be removed. There are plenty of enforcers from the 80s and 90s that retired and haven't had any major issues. Sure, getting punched in the head constantly won't improve your health, but its the job enforcers accept. Someone else made an interesting point saying that teams in today's NHL typically have only 1 or 2 designated scrappers to handle most of the rough stuff, as opposed to the 80s and 90s, where fighting was more prevelant, and more players fought, lessening the "workload" for each other, in essence. I really hope these are just rare cases happening in a short period of time. The enforcer core definitely took a hit this summer

If there are any t-shirts made in his honor, please post the site of where they can be purchased. RIP Wade Belak

I've never even heard of anything like this happening before. Unbelievable.

Hang in there GMR. I know he was one of your favorites, as well as mine

What the f*** is going on. I can't even comprehend this.

"Killing in the Name" by Rage Against The Machine

Rumor says Ryan Johnson has accepted a tryout offer from our Detroit Red Wings

Calgary trades Daymond Langkow to Phoenix, pending a physical. I figured he would have retired after the neck injury. Hopefully he bounces back this year.

Former Hawks defenseman Jordan Hendry accepts tryout offer from Minnesota.

Yeah he does decent. He was used sparingly in Phoenix last year, playing in just 48 games, collecting 71 penalty minutes. He seems like a great character guy, that's for sure. Roberts was an extremely well-rounded player in his day. Hopefully Smith will develop that style while training with him.

Logan Couture signs 2 year extension with San Jose. There's still plenty of guys out there looking for a spot on someone's roster: Bryan McCabe Cory Stillman J.P. Dumont Sergei Samsonov Chris Campoli Anton Strahlman Fernando Pisani John Madden Steve Staios Brad Winchester Brian Sutherby Pascal Leclaire Mike Grier Jason Strudwick Ryan Carter Kyle Wellwood Nick Boynton

Bissonnette isn't the greatest fighter, but he is a guy I wouldn't mind having as an extra forward. The thing is, he is extremely one-dimensional.