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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Does this signing have any sort of NHL implications? Clearly he didn't have a spot open in Calgary, and I suspect the same holds true in Anaheim. So assuming Big Ern plays in the AHL this year, I can understand why he'd prefer to live in San Diego (versus Stockton).
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As already noted, Anaheim tends to waste its fourth line anyway, so even if McGrattan spends most of the year in San Diego, he certainly has a better shot of cracking the Ducks lineup than he would the Flames. The philosophies of the two teams is what matters most in that regard, imo.