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Philly! (already seen sum leafs) :beerbuddy: esteef!

That's what SHE said. esteef

Middle ground! esteef

Ah but see, he won't be on the top line to score, that's what the "skill" guys are for. He makes sure nobody gets taken advantage of. And it ain't like Babs has to keep them together for any stretch of time, hell he could put May out there for a shift just to do some damage and have the "scorers" shoot through the holes! (basically his role with the Perry/Getzlaf line which he by no means played with all the time). The definition of enforcer is what I think this board struggles to agree on. If May were signed, he would be our "enforcer" even though he can play more than five minutes a night and isn't a knuckle-dragger on skates. esteef

May can also juggle and makes a mean omelet! esteef

May can play on any line, and he's really the guy we're talking about here for the Wings. So the whole "what's he gonna do from the 4th line" canned statement doesn't apply here. There's nothing "magical" about it, intimidation is real and works. Why the hell would players try to intimidate other players if it never worked? The entertainment argument while valid, to me only takes away from the legitimate value that fighting brings to hockey. If fighting were only about entertainment, you would only see fighters on teams that had problems getting fans' butts in seats, not on Stanley Cup winning teams and perrennial playoff teams. esteef

GM's aren't perfect? So all these guys in the league are mistakes then? FUN-NY stuff man. Enforcers ARE a deterrent, they just aren't 100% foolproof (<-which is what you anti's like to hinge your whole argument on). Plus, they don't just stop a lot of cheap s*** from happening, they also create space for other players to work in and keep the intimidation factor at a minimum. esteef

And yet these type of players continue to be signed and played. Funny how that works. Probably just for "entertainment", cause we all know that's the #1 thing on a GM's mind when signing players. esteef

Is Steve Moore gonna headshot another star player? Would Brad May kick the s*** out of lightweight douches like Jackman or Perry who step up their agitation game by tenfold against the Wings? Enforcers don't entirely stop 100% of all cheap shots, and no one ever said they did. esteef

Yes. Downey, Drake, Lilja and DMAC (to some degree) kept the rest of the boys from getting worn down all year so they could be fresh and excel in the playoffs. You're welcome, esteef

Our trainer sucks. esteef

Bluegrass all the way!!! esteef

She was a helluva lot better than Pierre McGuire! esteef

The Wings are winless without Brad May in the lineup. esteef

Bert can drive the damn net some. He looks to pass too much. Drive that big ass straight to the net and let Z and Danny pick up the loose scraps. esteef

The girl commentator is doing very well IMO. Carry on... esteef

Ready for the PP to be our enforcer any time now! esteef

Meech with a hattie! esteef

Finish checks dammit!!! esteef

Crombeen and his line had room all night long. May would've stopped that. But hey, Maltby got a breakaway goal so I guess we're all good. esteef

The Wings are winless without May in the lineup. esteef