What's Up with Brash?

[The Maileman]

Ever since he fought Orr, he has been a "healthy" scratch, or scratched because of some minor "soreness", except for 1 game I believe.

Did he hurt himself?? Did Orr connect with one of those rights and he's hurtin'?

Anyway, never liked him never will. Hated the signing. Just had to clarify. But what the hell is going on??

[Colt Seavers]

More like-What's up with Belak? He hasn't registered a single FM this season.

Brash: Who knows what's going through Torts mind. Maybe the 4th line isn't playing well as expected. Teams don't always divulge every single specific injury either. The "soreness' is possibly a more in depth injury that we realize. Healthy scratches are common for enforcers, as it's also used as a tactic to top 6 forwards if they aren't playing as well as expected.

[The Maileman]

Oh, i know about the healthy scratches, and Torts 4th line 'tude... just seems like they're covering something up when they announcing he's hurting from something like soreness!

[IhateLindros]

Originally Posted by The Maileman

Ever since he fought Orr, he has been a "healthy" scratch, or scratched because of some minor "soreness", except for 1 game I believe.

Did he hurt himself?? Did Orr connect with one of those rights and he's hurtin'?

Anyway, never liked him never will. Hated the signing. Just had to clarify. But what the hell is going on??

I believe he injured his hand, specifically his finger and has had soreness to the point where he can't hold a stick right.

[Killah_punk]

He suffering from a broken heart cause the Ranger fans don't want to embrace there new enforcer.

[The Maileman]

[NJDevils17]

Brashear has a wrist injury. From the game I've seen with Brashear, he's actually been playing pretty well. His 4th line was effective against the Devils in the beginning of the year.

[R_Wick33]

I hope he plays friday

[dumby]

He played monday nite against the coyotes, remember he is almost 40.

[rondo]

It is not from his playing ability because Brashear is a very reliable playing hw who knows his role and plays it like hes been around for 15 years. The nhl injury report is a joke nowadays....who knows whats wrong with half of the guys now. Unless the injury is obvious its a crapshoot..

[TML-Mike]

Not sure, but I dont think he's injured. Whatever the reason, it seems the old group of enforcers has been really disapointing this year. Peters, Brashear, Laraque, Belak, Shelley, etc... I don't expect to much from Brashear this year. He is almost 40.

[Gunslinger]

Originally Posted by Colt Seavers

More like-What's up with Belak? He hasn't registered a single FM this season.

Brash: Who knows what's going through Torts mind. Maybe the 4th line isn't playing well as expected. Teams don't always divulge every single specific injury either. The "soreness' is possibly a more in depth injury that we realize. Healthy scratches are common for enforcers, as it's also used as a tactic to top 6 forwards if they aren't playing as well as expected.

Thats more of the puzzler to me. He finished(Belak)so strong last year but this year nothing. Whats up with that?

[The Maileman]

given the coaching philosophy by torts, and trash's age, bad sign b y the rags. period.

[Boom Boom Belak]

Belak does this every year. Takes him a while to get going.

[ewen21]

I don't know guys, maybe it's this?
Donald Brashear: Born January 7, 1972

Apparently people don't understand that in this business when you hit 37 hockey fighting skills tend to deteriorate. It's not so much age as it is the compounding of injuries that a fighter withstands over time. Rather than wonder about what's wrong with him we should be impressed that he's actually still doing what he does.