Who Is The Toughest Team 2013

[Broons66]

Originally Posted by ghjkfdhgfd

MN will own the west.

Kassian, Stoner, Konopka who had a good article written about him, he seems pumped up to play psyical. He went along the lines of saying if anyone touches Granlund, Parise, etc he vowed revenge.

With extra grit with Dowell, Clutterbuck, Powe, and Falk who decided to finally use his size and hit guys.

Palmieri ****ing sucks, if they play him i expect him to use all 230 lbs to kill bitches.

Other than in maybe Chicago if Bollig dresses, where in the West do they find any fights? That's what I don't pick Konopka as a league leader in fights this year.

[ghjkfdhgfd]

McLeod, Staubitz, Tootoo, Gratts, Rosehill, Bodie, Peckham, McLaren, Weise ,Clifford, Bollig, Carcillo, Vandermeer, Reaves, Hordichuk, Eager, Brookbank, Mayers, Bissonnette, Desbiens, Volpatti, Z. Kassian, Jackman, Dorsett, Boll, Downie, Bordeleau, Souray

im not saying all these guys are heavies but they fight.

[brymaster1]

Originally Posted by ghjkfdhgfd

MN will own the west.

Kassian, Stoner, Konopka who had a good article written about him, he seems pumped up to play psyical. He went along the lines of saying if anyone touches Granlund, Parise, etc he vowed revenge.

With extra grit with Dowell, Clutterbuck, Powe, and Falk who decided to finally use his size and hit guys.

Palmieri ****ing sucks, if they play him i expect him to use all 230 lbs to kill bitches.

The only real deterrent here is Kassian, Stoner and Konopka aren't going to scare anyone into not playing the way they were going to.

[mikebflorida]

Sorry guys, didn't mean to pee in anyone's cheerios, just making a point that the "toughest" teams don't always drop the gloves, Los Angeles being the latest example.

It sure would be nice to return to the 80's and 90's when there were loads of fights in the playoffs, brawls, etc but with the shortened season, fighting will be at a premium I think with more emphasis on winning games and getting off to a fast start, more like the playoff mentality.

Which means, I don't think teams loaded with guys who fight are going to do that well. I hope I'm wrong.

Would love to see Minnesota vs NY Islanders for the Stanley Cup!

[davesakiller]

Originally Posted by Phila26Flyers

If, by toughest, you mean most fighting majors, then maybe Buffalo. In terms of actual toughness, aside from Scott, those guys are all punching bags. They will be fun to watch, however. Buffalo/Boston games should be very interesting.

agreed "more" fun to watch. Finley is gone now though. I have seen Tarnasky a few times in Rochester this year and he is definitely capable, not a punching bag. Foligno won't go more than 5 times all year and he is no threat. Don't get me started on Kaleta, turtles call him a turtle. I would love to see Scott stay up. Boston, to a man, can handle anything buffalo will bring except Scott, but the games will be much more interesting tan the last few years.


On the subject. The Isles look to be the toughest. The rags and bruins close behind.

[gdameo]

Originally Posted by davesakiller

agreed "more" fun to watch. Finley is gone now though. I have seen Tarnasky a few times in Rochester this year and he is definitely capable, not a punching bag. Foligno won't go more than 5 times all year and he is no threat. Don't get me started on Kaleta, turtles call him a turtle. I would love to see Scott stay up. Boston, to a man, can handle anything buffalo will bring except Scott, but the games will be much more interesting tan the last few years.


On the subject. The Isles look to be the toughest. The rags and bruins close behind.

What does Finley and Tarnasky have to do with this? They are ahlers. Don't forget McCormick and Ott. Sabres definitely improved their toughness by far but the toughest team.....no. One of toughest yes.

[Sharpsfan]

Originally Posted by brymaster1

The only real deterrent here is Kassian, Stoner and Konopka aren't going to scare anyone into not playing the way they were going to.

clutterbuck is going to go on a hitting spree plus st louis , colorado are always good for a couple fights a game .

[brymaster1]

Originally Posted by Sharpsfan

clutterbuck is going to go on a hitting spree plus st louis , colorado are always good for a couple fights a game .

What does this have to do with the Wild "owning" the west?

[Sharpsfan]

Originally Posted by Broons66

Other than in maybe Chicago if Bollig dresses, where in the West do they find any fights? That's what I don't pick Konopka as a league leader in fights this year.

oooops sorry, i meant to reply to this post not sure how i confused the two.

[jp4202003]

My team is decent in toughness this year:

Burish, Clowe, McLaren, Murray, and Petrecki are all on the roster

I expect some exciting match-ups with Minnesota and Anaheim, who I see as the two toughest teams out west.

[SongofWar]

The leafs look good this year....Orr, Brown, Komisarek, Phaneuf, Fraser....plus a system under carlyle that encourages physical play.

Yeah, I know guys like komisarek and phaneuf are by no means heavyweights but they play a physical game and are decent fighters within their weight classes.

[gdameo]

Originally Posted by SongofWar

The leafs look good this year....Orr, Brown, Komisarek, Phaneuf, Fraser....plus a system under carlyle that encourages physical play.

Yeah, I know guys like komisarek and phaneuf are by no means heavyweights but they play a physical game and are decent fighters within their weight classes.

Yes......uhhhhh. Nope

[calgarytough]

Not sure witch team but id probably say cbj, as i dont count it as tough if you have a john scott on your roster and he plays 5 games all season, everybody who says buffallo has got to be kidding, i mean they could prove me wrong but as i see it steve ott is there only fighter in 90% of there games. the CBJ will have boll and dorsett dressed every night and either guy would fight anybody in the leauge win or lose, plus they can skate and cause havoc because of it.

everybody on this site chirps the west for not having "HEAVYS". but most of the big heavyweights of the east are scratched all the time anyways and theres no grit through most rosters.

every team in the west has a heavy or light heavy who plays every night to go along with a middleweight who plays every night and the rosters essecially bluelines all have more grit. with the exepttion of the nyr bruins and flyers the east is a joke.

[gdameo]

Originally Posted by calgarytough

Not sure witch team but id probably say cbj, as i dont count it as tough if you have a john scott on your roster and he plays 5 games all season, everybody who says buffallo has got to be kidding, i mean they could prove me wrong but as i see it steve ott is there only fighter in 90% of there games. the CBJ will have boll and dorsett dressed every night and either guy would fight anybody in the leauge win or lose, plus they can skate and cause havoc because of it.

everybody on this site chirps the west for not having "HEAVYS". but most of the big heavyweights of the east are scratched all the time anyways and theres no grit through most rosters.

every team in the west has a heavy or light heavy who plays every night to go along with a middleweight who plays every night and the rosters essecially bluelines all have more grit. with the exepttion of the nyr bruins and flyers the east is a joke.

Lol wow you obviously don't know sabres players. They are definitely a lot tougher than the blue jackets. Don't forget how kaleta killed dorsett too.

[slashtrey]

Originally Posted by calgarytough

every team in the west has a heavy or light heavy who plays every night to go along with a middleweight who plays every night and the rosters essecially bluelines all have more grit. with the exepttion of the nyr bruins and flyers the east is a joke.

The East is a joke?

The East is stacked with WAY more fighters than the West. Not even close right now.