Rumor: Q: We've claimed Steve Macintyre? A: No - Enforcer thread v.1

[Morlesio14*]

Well we've apparently claimed Steven Macintyre off waivers. We could use this guy against teams like Boston, Philly and Ottawa. He could be in the press box or in the A for a good amount of time though. A depth signing to sum it up. He also brings some toughness.

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[Kingstonian84*]

Well we've apparently claimed Steven Macintyre off waivers. We could use this guy against teams like Boston, Philly and Ottawa. He could be in the press box or in the A for a good amount of time though. A depth signing to sum it up. He also brings some toughness.

Ok need some 411 on the guy: What position does he play? What does he bring to the table? What type of contract was it?

 

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[LV*]

Thread would have been cool 6 hours ago

 

[TootooTrain]

Ok need some 411 on the guy: What position does he play? What does he bring to the table? What type of contract was it?

He's crazy. That's all you need to know.

 

[exporta]

I saw this over on the trade board. Not sure how true this is, but if so added toughness never hurts.

We are a little crowded up front, so I really hope Nonis has a plan to clear the log jam up front. I'd really like to see Komarov, Kadri and Frattin on this team.

 

[JAMmer124]

He's crazy. That's all you need to know.

Holy ****....guys nuts. And massive.

 

[Kingstonian84*]

I saw this over on the trade board. Not sure how true this is, but if so added toughness never hurts.

We are a little crowded up front, so I really hope Nonis has a plan to clear the log jam up front. I'd really like to see Komarov, Kadri and Frattin on this team.

Its simple the following players need to go which include Connolly, Lombardi, Steckel (to a lesser extent) need to go because they either bring nothing to the team or what they do bring can easily be replaced.

 

[Hero]

He's an ogre, him and Orr are two of the leagues best fighters.

Not that we could afford to play both on the roster at once, but still.

 

[Antropovsky]

I saw this over on the trade board. Not sure how true this is, but if so added toughness never hurts.

We are a little crowded up front, so I really hope Nonis has a plan to clear the log jam up front. I'd really like to see Komarov, Kadri and Frattin on this team.

Just play him in the games against Boston, and it's money well spent. Hate seeing Lucic's "tough guy" snarly look whenever he plays teams without a heavyweight. Macintyre would make him so nervous that Lucic would look like he was smiling. But seriously, anyone remember Laraque scaring the bejesus out of Lucic up and down the ice? Well Macintyre is just as scary, maybe even more, than Laraque was at that time.



If Laraque wasn't on Montreal's roster, Lucic wouldn't turned around swinging. Instead he turned around almost to say, "aww common Mr.Laraque, he dove, I didn't even touch him."

It's funny how fast both Chara and Lucic turn into mice, when a imposing player is on the opposite team.

 

[Anthrax442]

Well we've apparently claimed Steven Macintyre off waivers. We could use this guy against teams like Boston, Philly and Ottawa. He could be in the press box or in the A for a good amount of time though. A depth signing to sum it up. He also brings some toughness.

Leafs should just get a bunch of goons and tank with style.

 

[TheBigThree]

He's a tough guy with absolutely no hockey skill.

 

[shaner8989]

Stupid. Waste of a roster spot. Another plug added to a plug filled team

 

[iBlaze81]

useless contract spot

 

[hotpaws]

Just play him in the games against Boston, and it's money well spent. Hate seeing Lucic's "tough guy" snarly look whenever he plays teams without a heavyweight. Macintyre would make him so nervous that Lucic would look like he was smiling. But seriously, anyone remember Laraque scaring the bejesus out of Lucic up and down the ice? Well Macintyre is just as scary, maybe even more, than Laraque was at that time.



If Laraque wasn't on Montreal's roster, Lucic wouldn't turned around swinging. Instead he turned around almost to say, "aww common Mr.Laraque, he dove, I didn't even touch him."

It's funny how fast both Chara and Lucic turn into mice, when a imposing player is on the opposite team.

Why the **** would the Bruins want Lucic and Chara to fight the 2 min a night slugs of this league ?

The 2 min a night enforcer doesn't scare anyone and the reason is that they're never on the ****ing ice .

 

[Mess]

Well we've apparently claimed Steven Macintyre off waivers. We could use this guy against teams like Boston, Philly and Ottawa. He could be in the press box or in the A for a good amount of time though. A depth signing to sum it up. He also brings some toughness.

Not sure how this is possible??

Perhaps Leafs acquired Steven Macintyre (if they did) by some means other than waivers, because a quick google search shows

On January 11, 2012, the Pittsburgh Penguins placed Steve MacIntyre on waivers, and he was sent down to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after he cleared waivers on January 12, 2012.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Well this team was the softest in the NHL last year, partly due to Ron Wilson's philosophy. Randy Carlyle does like and use his toughguys. After seeing this team humiliated against the Bruins last year, and how useless the 4th line was, why not?

 

[Antropovsky]

Why the **** would the Bruins want Lucic and Chara to fight the 2 min a night slugs of this league ?

The 2 min a night enforcer doesn't scare anyone and the reason is that they're never on the ****ing ice .

They don't have too, just so long as they don't start taking liberties. Case in point:



It's the Code, much like when Kabs was hit by Janssen and Janssen took on Belak.. etc etc, if Lucic tries to pull these shenanigans, he'll have to take on Big Mac.

But as Mess pointed out maybe we're getting ahead of ourself, regardless, I still hope we get ourselves a legit heavyweight. Brown really doesn't scare anyone.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

They don't have too, just so long as they don't start taking liberties. Case in point:



It's the Code, much like when Kabs was hit by Janssen and Janssen took on Belak.. etc etc, if Lucic tries to pull these shenanigans, he'll have to take on Big Mac.

But as Mess pointed out maybe we're getting ahead of ourself, regardless, I still hope we get ourselves a legit heavyweight. Brown really doesn't scare anyone.

Brown though willing wouldn't scare my cat. We may not win many games this year, but we won't be totally humiliated either, one hopes if Mac and Orr are standing by.

 

[hotpaws]

They don't have too, just so long as they don't start taking liberties. Case in point:



It's the Code, much like when Kabs was hit by Janssen and Janssen took on Belak.. etc etc, if Lucic tries to pull these shenanigans, he'll have to take on Big Mac.

But as Mess pointed out maybe we're getting ahead of ourself, regardless, I still hope we get ourselves a legit heavyweight. Brown really doesn't scare anyone.

We dressed both Orr and Rosehill against last year against them and they still took liberties . The days of the 2 min a night enforcer are over .

This team needs toughness that can actually play , we don't need enforcers that sit on the bench all game and then get thrown onto the ice to take a needless penalty .

 

[The Winter Soldier]

We dressed both Orr and Rosehill against last year against them and they still took liberties . The days of the 2 min a night enforcer are over .

This team needs toughness that can actually play , we don't need enforcers that sit on the bench all game and then get thrown onto the ice to take a needless penalty .

True, but that is where Carlyle and Wilson differ, Wilson doesn't make tough hockey players feel good about themselves, he underuses them and marginalizes them. Caryle likes tough teams, he should make better use of them.

 

[L Corncrick]

Carlyle is known to shorten his bench and use 3 lines when things get tough. He also mixes and matches far more than Ronny ever did. There is space for a tough guy on a 3 line team with spare parts. In particular there is space for a tough guy in the press box whenever we don't need him.

 

[hotpaws]

True, but that is where Carlyle and Wilson differ, Wilson doesn't make tough hockey players feel good about themselves, he underuses them and marginalizes them. Caryle likes tough teams, he should make better use of them.

The Shawn Thornton types that can bang/crash put up a few points while still being able to keep the other team honest are very useful but the Orr types just kill you if they play them more than a couple a mins a game .

 

[Jerkini]

Leafs should just get a bunch of goons and tank with style.

I've always said if we're going to lose we might as well make the other team pay the ultimate price.

 

[67Cup]

What does MacIntyre offer that Orr does not?