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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Shows a complete misunderstanding of the game of hockey, but nice try.
There's only one incident I can remember in recent history that has a goon attacking a talented player - and it was Scott Vs. Kessel, and it was a gong show. Kessel did well in protecting himself. It does not happen often, and McGrattan is one of the more respected "goons" in the league because he lives by that often criticized but very real unspoken code among players.
So, no - McGrattan and Westgarth would not have tackled the Sedins, and anyone who believes they would have isn't paying attention to the NHL and is just making noise for the sake of noise.
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... To add to that, beyond Scott, I can only think of 3 recent incidents where a player tried to fight another player that didn't want to engage. All were Canucks with Sestito doing it twice in his last 2 games.