PS: Leafs @ Sabres - Sept. 26th, 7:00pm - SN1, TSN 1050

[bustaheims]

So Tallinder dislocated his shoulder?  Big opportunity for Holzer, I guess.

I think the spot was probably Holzer's to lose any way. Just means Tallinder isn't likely to find a contract with anyone now.

 

[Stickytape]

So Clarkson has left for precautionary reasons after a fight?  Words fail.

He got caught with a pretty good left there in that fight. I don't think he can see out of his right eye.

It looked like a headbutt to me (accidental or not), but I didn't get a great look at it.

 

[Frank E]

So Clarkson has left for precautionary reasons after a fight?  Words fail.

He got caught with a pretty good left there in that fight. I don't think he can see out of his right eye.

It looked like a headbutt to me (accidental or not), but I didn't get a great look at it.

It was a hook to head, and it caught him good...I wouldn't be surprised if he was a little dizzy after that one too.

 

[Bullfrog]

Why is Clarkson fighting in the pre-season?

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Because he's a

 

[moon111]

Someone has to fight.  I would rather see Clarkson fight then Colton Orr taking a spot on the 4th line. 

 

[bustaheims]

Someone has to fight.  I would rather see Clarkson fight then Colton Orr taking a spot on the 4th line.

No. No one has to fight. It's not an essential part of the sport.

 

[Bullfrog]

Someone has to fight.  I would rather see Clarkson fight then Colton Orr taking a spot on the 4th line.

THe key part of my question was the timing. Given what he went through last year, why risk injury in a fight in pre-season? He's got a lot to prove as a player, but his toughness probably isn't one of those things.

 

[Frank E]

Someone has to fight.  I would rather see Clarkson fight then Colton Orr taking a spot on the 4th line.

THe key part of my question was the timing. Given what he went through last year, why risk injury in a fight in pre-season? He's got a lot to prove as a player, but his toughness probably isn't one of those things.

I think you make a fine point there Frog.

 

[L K]

Someone has to fight.  I would rather see Clarkson fight then Colton Orr taking a spot on the 4th line.

No. No one has to fight. It's not an essential part of the sport.

You know who has a legitimate argument for fighting in the preseason.  The 13th/14th forward grinder who is trying to find a way to distinguish himself from the other 13th/14th forward grinders to get to travel on the chartered airplane instead of the chartered bus/coach level airplane.  Clarkson has no business fighting in the preseason.  A guy like Bodie has a reason to fight.  Carter Ashton could be argued has a reason to get in a welterweight fight.  Orr/McLaren are going to mostly fight meaningless fights anyway so if they fight it isn't really anything new/different.

Clarkson should be focusing on trying to turn around from a crap season.  Instead he's going to have the same "started slow" excuse as last year for being a non-NHL calibre player.