Trevor Gillies was a goon. John Scott is a Goon.
Brian McGrattan was an enforcer. Big difference.
A guy like Gillies would run around like a moron with zero skill, creating mayhem and trying to hurt people...regardless of size, he was nothing more injury inflicting machine.
McGrattan, was surprisingly responsible defensively, would only pick spots when appropriate, wouldn't chase after smaller skilled players, and followed the code honourably. He didn't cause uncontrollable mayhem on the ice. Definitely not a goon. More of a deterrent if anything. He did hid job only when it needed to be, and very rarely cost the team. He was a classic enforcer, and that is why he was so well liked. He wasn't a giant ass clown making an ass of himself and the game, at least while he was here.
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