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Originally Posted by MattyC
This is the affect we're looking for though. Giving the team confidence to go into corners, confidence that if they are cheap-shotted it will be answered, and confidence that this huge dude has their back no matter what.
Whether it curbs hitting or not is not really the idea. If he gives your players the confidence to play with reckless abandon, their role is fullfilled IMO. And judging by what the players and coaches say, a guy like McGrattan positively affects the mood of the team on and off the ice. That is worth $750k.
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Well I'm responding to people inferring that players aren't going to hit so and so Flames player because we have a goon in the lineup. So curbing hitting is kind of crucial to that statement.
All the positive feelings are unquantifiable, but not negative. There's just no evidence that it protects our players in any way.