Brian McGrattan ranks top five fighters in the leauge.

[btimbit]

It's easy for the media, me*, and the rest of the fans to tell you who they they think the best fighters in the NHL are. We follow players from the juniors to the pros, watching every bout.

We judge: win, lose, draw. We rate entertainment. We give reviews, and theory about how that fight may have affected the game, if at all. Does he have balance, power, is he even willing to go when he should — another subjective view thrown in.

It's a different view at ice-level. Brian McGrattan, who I consider the top heavyweight in the league, gave me his top five. His simple criteria: "Fighting ability. Wins and losses, or activity, mean #### to me."

List and rest of the story:

http://www.hockeyfights.com/original...-five-fighters

[bluck]

He's just being humble.

#1 Brian MacGrattan

[SportsJunky]

Take that Sestito

[puckluck2]

Holy crap thought this was sped up for a second.

[Timbo]

Great guy, so happy that he is on this team. I have to go back to the old thread and see who all did not like him being here and go egg their houses.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Other than McGrattan, yeah, I'd say Bordoleau is the best fighter in the league He was a beast against the Heat when he played for the Monsters.

[nik-]

I like McGrattan as a person and a team guy, but I still don't like this role being in the league

[Gaskal]

That's it.

I'm making Brian McGrattan for Career Mode in UFC Undisputed 3

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

Other than McGrattan, yeah, I'd say Bordoleau is the best fighter in the league He was a beast against the Heat when he played for the Monsters.

Agreed. Other than the line brawl this is my fav from this year.

[Mister Yamoto]

What????? No Sesito on this list?

[Northendzone]

I'd be interested in seeing a list of the top 10 or so fighters who are not "goons" I.e. Lucic

[ignite09]

Title is a little off. He actually ranked fighters 2-6.

[flamesfan1297]

Mcgrattan is the best fighter in the league in my opinion. He is just being modest

[trublmaker]

Grats brings and means a lot to this team, you only hear good things about him and he's a great cop going forward and he's damn good at it. Our little people will be safe. love grats

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

Holy crap thought this was sped up for a second.

Not sure if I missed any at the start but I counted an even 50 punches thrown (just with the right; that doesn't even include the short lefts). Wow.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

Holy crap thought this was sped up for a second.

Holy crap....how did i never see this one before....unbelievable.

Thats an all-time good one.

I know a lot of people find the idea of enforcers as redundant or reprehensible or some other term....but aint it nice to have the best one on the team you cheer for?

[PIMking]

Grats isn't just a goon, he can take a shift on the ice without being a pylon. Plus he's a great teammate and a good role model to the young guys and well he'll kick whoever ass that thinks about touching em

[TorqueDog]

The end of this fight shows why Grats is a good guy to have on your team. Class.

[AcGold]

One of the most important players on our team in the past season, the way he unified the team and gave them security on an otherwise small and weak roster made it possible for all the guys that developed to skate without that extra bit of hesitation. He's so much more than a goon, he had as many good passes, checks and shots as he did fights this year.

Only negative is that he'll eventually start to feel his age and we'll be out one of the toughest guys the league ever saw, he's so tough nobody wants to fight him anymore.

[Philly06Cup]

LoL at Gazdic being a fighter/goon that wears a visor. Article says "Gazdic must wear a visor thanks to the NHL's new rules this season."

Did the visor grandfather rule get established that I wasn't aware of?