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Originally Posted by Rocky Raccoon
On the Fan 960 this morning they were interviewing Giordano and they asked him directly about this and to paraphrase, he said that there is a different feel with McGrattan in the lineup and that he is an important part of the team. Other teams are taking less liberties with the Flames.
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This has as much to do with NHL culture as anything. In other words, with a major crackdown on fighting that would eventually lead to its elimination from the sport, one may see an increase in chippy play, but if approached properly, it would also likely subside with times as teams adjust to the change.
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Originally Posted by Rocky Raccoon
In fact, he said he got popped in the LA game and McGrattan skated over to the Kings bench and said a few words and the Kings calmed down and were less physical for the rest of the game.
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Maybe. Or maybe there was no actual change at all, and Giordano merely felt better because of what McGrattan did. It is a scientifically verifiable fact that as intuitive creatures, human beings are naturally prone to develop strong feelings and form unfounded beliefs and opinions on totally unverified perceptions.
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Originally Posted by Rocky Raccoon
Now I expect to hear some posters disregard this because Giordano is a player and he is being biased; however, I am going to take his word on this because of how he answered some of the other questions in the interview.
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Wrong. I am skeptical of Giordano's
perception of things because I don't have much confidence in the reliability of his intuitive human nature. This is precisely why this issue requires rigorous study; because we shouldn't have much confidence in the non-empirical, anecdotal opinions that form from intuitions. Giordano's feelings do not constitute evidence.