Colton Orr fought hard to return

[PandoraJam]

NEW YORK - On another day, Colton Orr might be flattered to be the lead editorial in a national newspaper.

But Toronto’s fourth-liner was irked when told the Globe and Mail was questioning the team’s wisdom for allowing him back in the linuep after a serious concussion two years ago. Under Saturday’s headline “Should Colton Orr be allowed to play?,” it was suggested Orr and the Leafs are endangering his health now and in the future because of the nature of his game and an uncertain concussion history.

Full article: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/01/26...-return-to-nhl

[bruiser11]

If he's cleared to play, then he's cleared to play! Not a Maple Leafs fan but I've always like him and I'm glad he's back.

[Habs # 1]

Someone is kicking ass and taking names.

[ghjkfdhgfd]

Orr is out for blood. Its ****ing awesome, just gotta make sure his luck doesn't run out with his open style of fighting.

[grits207]

Nothing annoys me more than anti-fighting people pretending they are worried about an enforcer's health. I guarantee if Orr was in the AHL getting KO'd every night you wouldn't hear one word about his health from the media, they would just be happy he wasn't in the NHL.

The real reason the media doesn't want Orr playing in the NHL is because it goes against what they have been writing about for years, that fighters were a dying breed and that anybody who employs them is an idiot. I have never seen the Toronto celebrate anything like they did last year when Orr got demoted. They loved that the most notoriously pro-fighting GM in the game was forced to waive his best fighter. To them it was the official end of enforcers in the NHL, so it must kill them that a year later not only is Orr back in the NHL but he is playing well and fighting often.

Obviously Orr is taking a fairly significant risk by continuing to play but he is also making a ton more money than he would likely make if he weren't playing hockey. If he feels the money is worth the risk than that's his choice, not some dipsh*t journalist's.

[illukka]

“He came to camp as one of our most fit players, he trimmed down and he’s been a positive factor in every game he has played.”

says the gm, and i agree. if only the rest of the team performed like he has

[mongoose]

Orr was cleared to play so let him do what he's paid to do , he knows his limitations and can do his job.

[theknuckler]

If anyone knows whats best for Colton Orr, it's the media.