[Machiavelli]

"I don’t think it’s going to change much for me — I enjoy what I do — but it’s going to be a big help, a big help for our team, a big help for me,” said McGrattan, who texted a welcome-aboard message to Westgarth immediately after the swap. “If you look at Toronto, with (Colton) Orr and (Frazer) McLaren, you don’t see too many things happen . . . guys getting pushed around.

“Hopefully, it’s going to be a great 1-2 punch here.”

The addition of more heft is critical, according to the team captain.

“It’s very important,” said Mark Giordano. “Just having Grats around for the last couple years — having that guy in your lineup — makes everyone a bit taller and stronger out there. It makes our team play bigger. Adding another guy like that is going to be huge for us. We know we have to be harder to play against. So it’s going to help us.”

http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2013/...eat-1-2-punch/