[Locke]

Thats the biggest issue, Grats has been a huge part of this club and where we are now, not necessarily on the scoreboard all the time but this team has taken huge leaps forward and really come together as a team and hes been a really big part of that.

I dont want to assign it too much credit, but the line brawl against Vancouver last year really galvanized the identity of this team and brought them together and they've held that identity and stuck with it ever since and he was a massive part of that.

There really is a huge human element to it, just reading Treliving's words this was no 'sending a goon to the minors' transaction, this was 'how is this team going to move forward without Brian McGrattan?'

No doubt it was a really hard decision for Treliving and Hartley just look at how we as fans are taking it and we barely know McGrattan.

Just look at how much time and effort Treliving dedicated to making sure Brian McGrattan knew that we as a team and an organization like, value and respect him.

As much as this sucks, I think Treliving and Hartley did this with a lot of class and that McGrattan will move forward with the same amount class.