Leafs Sign Colton Orr

[moxie]

Originally Posted by Cat Smasher

if Orr can't do it, no one can! lol Seriously, I want Neil to stay with Ottawa now.

I think Neil would be a great Leaf. He is not signing with Ottawa.

[OHLTG_Dave]

Imagine a long-term future with Orr, perhaps Neil, Greenop, and Devane...wow!

[Elite_Warrior]

Originally Posted by blackngold

May and Ondrus are both UFA's, which is why I wrote "possibly" them too.

lol oops my bad, I overlooked the word "possibly". I hope Burke signs May and its even more likely because of their history together.

However if the Leafs have a chance to get Chris Neil. Id rather have the leafs pick him up, if they dont have cap room for both.

Ondrus would be a good signing to if they can get him cheap.

[BrianTheAdsFan]

No worries.

Avery will take over the heavy lifting.

[OneilltheGiant]

Good to see the Leafs pick up a top heavyweight..

[KordicNilanRoberge]

Nice to see heavyweight for Leafs, more interested rivalry against Canadiens is coming now. Welcome to Leafs Orr and meet Big Georges one time and go home.

[dp]

I don't really understand why anybody is worried about the Leafs overpaying.

Maybe Orr got 150k per year too much, but it's not a big deal. Orr is a true heavy in his prime. If you need him, he is worth paying for.

The Leafs have talented players to protect. You don't want Luke Schenn getting hurt in a fight. You don't want Tom Kostopoulos to even think of hitting Mike Van Ryn like he did last year.

The Leafs are a very wealthy franchise, they can afford to pay a bit extra for the right player. 150k per year extra is a tiny amount and means little in terms of the salary cap.

[Alexifighter1]

Thats actually pretty sweet.

It was boring watching Montreal vs Toronto this year.

[Ottenator]

Originally Posted by MattyD2008

Very disappointing but a million per is too much comrades....We basically had our balls removed but the Rangers have bigger priorities for their money in the immediate.

Have you heard about the Brashear signing??

[nyrpack]

Originally Posted by R.Middleton

Seward was right. That is a pretty big offer, four years is unusually long for an enforcer. But Burke got his man.

seward was right !! not..
all you people called me crazy for not agreeing with his prediction he was going to the wings , its a great signing for the leafs , i can now live with him going in exchange for brash !!

[moxie]

Originally Posted by nyrpack

seward was right !! not..
all you people called me crazy for not agreeing with his prediction he was going to the wings , its a great signing for the leafs , i can now live with him going in exchange for brash !!

For all we know the Wings offered Orr a contract, but as a fighter how could Orr turn down a 4 year deal from TO?

[2,5,10GameMatch]

Cheap conversion for Leaf fans with Domi jersey's, they only have to change the name patch!

[bigjack]

Originally Posted by Thrillhouse

Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Wednesday that unrestricted free agent Colton Orr has signed with the club. The right-winger signed a four year contract with the Maple Leafs.

Orr, 27, appeared in all 82 games for the New York Rangers in 2008-09 and recorded a goal and four assists while leading the team with a career-high 193 penalty minutes. His penalty minute total was the third-highest in the NHL behind Daniel Carcillo (Coyotes/Flyers) and Shane O’Brien (Canucks).

In 245 career NHL games with the Bruins and Rangers he has collected four goals and seven assists to go along with 549 minutes in penalties.

The 6-3, 222-pound native of Winnipeg, Manitoba was originally signed by the Boston Bruins as a free agent on September 19, 2001 and he was claimed on waivers by New York on November 29, 2005.

Sure beats Ryan Hollweg! Seriously good luck Colton who tried very hard to be responsible on the ice and never backed down from a fight. He gave us alot of thrills with some great right hands and was a great kid! Thanks Colton and we didn't have Bobby but we did have an Orr in NY!

[OilersHockey]

Originally Posted by dp

I don't really understand why anybody is worried about the Leafs overpaying.

Maybe Orr got 150k per year too much, but it's not a big deal. Orr is a true heavy in his prime. If you need him, he is worth paying for.

The Leafs have talented players to protect. You don't want Luke Schenn getting hurt in a fight. You don't want Tom Kostopoulos to even think of hitting Mike Van Ryn like he did last year.

The Leafs are a very wealthy franchise, they can afford to pay a bit extra for the right player. 150k per year extra is a tiny amount and means little in terms of the salary cap.

It's not the $1 million per, it's the 4 years at that rate... most enforcers don't get offered contracts of this length, because they are so prone to long term injury from what they do...

Can you imagine if Orr suffered a "fridge like" injury in his first fight of this contract, and the Leafs are stuck paying him $4 million for primarily his hockey skills???

However, the contract isn't ridiculous...

If this is what it took for Burke to get his man, then that's fine IMO - It's about time Burke actually did one of the things he's been promising to do...

In 2-3 years this might be the toughest Leaf team ever... the question is, will they win 30 games?

Either way, with Orr in and the Sedins NOT, I am actually going to like watching Leaf games this year... this is becoming a team that is much easier to cheer for!

[Alexifighter1]

Supposedly, Burke is also trying to get Chris Neil.. That would honestly make my day. I'm a Montreal fan, in no way a Toronto fan. But I would love the idea of actually having a good time watching Hockey Night in Canada.

Brian Burke is the man, I just wish he was here in Montreal instead of Bob Gainey.

Toronto wont be pushed around anymore..

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