Bender said:
Why is Orr in the lineup?
Although Orr doesn't score... at all, he fights the heavyweights. He had 112 hits in 290 minutes. (That's .386 hits per minute for Orr, compared to .175 hits per minute for Clarkson) If you take the 1st-3rd line right-wingers out of the equation, you're looking at scorers in the 11 to 4 point range. I would rather have an enforcer on the bench then someone like Matt Frattin if all he's going to do is put up 7 points in 44 games. For that kind of offence, you might as well skip the occasional shift by Orr and stick on a Kessel or someone for an extra shift. Heck when the Leafs had Bozak, Stajan, Grabs, and John Mitchell as centers, Orr even had 6 points. In 2009-10, John Mitchell as the fourth line center had more assists then Holland(5), Jay McClement(6), Trevor Smith(5), and Smithson(0) combined. Guaranteed Orr isn't going to make plays, or even finish many of them. But his non-production has to be an alarm to the depth of offence for the other players on the 4th line as well. Maybe the real answer is not to get rid of their best hitter and fighter, but to find a 4th line center, who can kill penalties, but also can generate more offence then a Jay McClement.
