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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Seriously?
A blocked shot can be recorded for you just by getting hit with the puck, even if you aren't trying to. It's a silly, kind of useless stat when taken at a birds eye view.
Are there good blocked shots? Yup there certainly are, unfortunately they are not qualified in any way currently.
Also, you can rack up a tonne of BS if you are a terrible player because you spend a lot of time in your own zone getting massively outshot. Much like McGrattan tends to.
And this all while starting every single FO shift of this season in the offensive zone.
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The question you should be asking is if, given our youth and lack of size, an intimidating player like McGrattan is useful and if, relative to other similar players on other teams, he is more useful and less harmful than most. I don't think anyone would say that a "goon" on any team is going to be above average skill-wise.
Comparing McGrattan to all other players on the team (like Street for example) is pointless as his job description is quite different.