RE 10-11: Steve MacIntyre

Steve MacIntyre has a friend in Tom Renney. While behind the Rangers bench, Renney employed end-of-the-roster fighters/coke machines/goons who routinely averaged less than 6 minutes a game. In 06-07, Colton Orr and Ryan Hollweg were regulars and fought 16 and 15 times respectively.In 2006-07 alone, Tom Renney devoted 642 minutes to Hollweg (8:42 a night) and 282 to Colton Orr (5 minutes a night). I can see Stortini, Jacques and MacIntyre filling these roles on the Oilers in 2010-11.It is important to remember that these men dressed for a lot of games. Hollweg was an everyday player (78 games) and Orr played a lot too (53 games).MacIntyre isn't out there to crack jokes and be a gentle giant, he's out there for intimidation purposes. It isn't the type of hockey I enjoy, but then again having to watch Ales Hemsky get ripped apart and injured often isn't much fun either. Steve MacIntyre is here to fill a role, and he can fill it.•Boxcars: 22gp, 0-1-1•Shots: 3•Plus Minus:...