Damn I really hope he doesn't go to the minors and start fighting a bunch. He's over 30, he's been in a ton of fights. No need to get brain damage now, wish him the best. Such a good dude.
I hope he fights the Canucks goons in Utica. Better him then Ramage, Wolf, and Acolatse.
I think Sestito punched Tousignant last game.
Canucks traded for up and coming heavyweight goon in Pedan a month and a half ago.
I am glad he will be down there.
11 pages dedicated to a goon being sent down. Just goes to show the respect McGrattan has earned. His comments in the Sun's article were nothing but pure class. I'm actually excited to see how he influences the locker room for the Heat. You couldn't ask for a better mentor then him.
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McGrattan: “I’ve been through a lot harder things in my life. Being scratched or sent down is kind of peanuts. Quitting isn't in my vocab"
If quitting isn't in his vocab, then how does he explain his streak of over six years without a drink. He's a quitter!
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400 games for forwards and defensemen, can't remember what it is for goalies.
There are different level of pensions. 1000 games is considered a full pension and comes with different variations of amount (250k per year I think I remember reading at 1000 games) and they can start at different times. 400 games the lesser level of pension and I believe there is even smaller one for like 250 games.
Also you can't really go by games played on something like HockeyDB site because there is different ways of earning credit for a game towards your pension. An example of is that players in the lock out received credit for those missed games partially or fully that they didn't play.
Also goalies get credit for being dressed as a back up which makes sense. And guys like Sam Bennett won't get credit because he is classified as a non roster player eventho he is with the big team.
Other things like not being able to earn over 82 games a season eventho you get traded and for some reason playing and extra game or two with the new team due to scheduling.
This is just what I remember off the top of my head and could be off a bit on a few points, specifically dollar value but this is the general idea in regards to pensions.
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McGrattan finished the night with 1A, 1 SOG and 2 PIM
Outside of the stats, he played well. He was in on plays, carrying the puck, playing a regular shift both 5 on 5 and on the 2nd unit PP.
One play was really trippy as McGrattan was carrying the puck into the offensive zone on the PP as the playmaker and Wolf hit a guy to clear some room so McGrattan and him could get set up. And they had Poirier on the other wing (Wolf was playing Centre) trying to get into the zone to help out. Same shift, Poirier hits a guy hard and lays him out. McGrattan never touched a guy.
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From what I have read of the gobbledy#### of the new CBA, you are eligible for at least some pension once you have played any NHL games.
"21.13 Eligibility. Following the Retirement Plan Effective Date, a Player shall become a
participant in the Retirement Plan as of the date of his first NHL Regular Season Game played."
It does look like this plan is in addition to the pension plans from previous agreements, and was a big change because it went back to being a defined benefit (set amount per month) as opposed to the previous defined contribution plan (similar to an RRSP where you have a lump sum, and the income you get from it depends on how it is invested).
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He's not doing bad down there. He's still on the 2nd PP unit, he plays a regular shift (10-ish minutes lets say. There isn't official numbers so I kinda have to go off of best guesstimate) and the expectation of Huska is that he is to play as a regular player and not be a goon. Huska was extremely clear about this in a couple interviews, he is not here to fight, he is here to play and he expects the same out of him as he does all other players. He's to develop his game so that he can go back up to Calgary.
Grats and Gillies played together on Wednesday and had a great little give and go passing play to create a scoring chance and same game he went breaking in down the wing and created a good scoring chance for himself. He's yet to find the back of the net, but he's getting into plays. He has the one assist from the first game, and that's all point wise. I think he's sitting at 8 SOG in 4 games, and had 4 in one against Rochester, so he's shooting, he's in there. And he's played with some of our speedsters like Poirier and Baertschi as well as our little grinders like Tousignant and Hathaway. He's been thrown out there in all situations just like they do with the prospects. From what I'm seeing, he's being treated no different then a 20 year old there in terms of ice time and opportunities.
One weakness in his game which is noticeable is his speed and positioning once the play speeds up. If he's controlling the speed, he's fine. If a guy like Poirier or Wolf or Agostino was controlling the speed, he put them offside quite often because he either isn't quick enough or he's not aware of where he is on the ice. He pushes forward to try to get a step up on them to keep up and goes offside. However, I think this is easily explained by the fact he usually plays minutes with slower guys and was a face-puncher. I'm not sure the last time in his career where he was expected to make scoring plays like Huska is demanding of him.
He did get his first fight on Wednesday, took on Bickel of the Wild. Perhaps went a little too much on it as he got himself a 10 minute misconduct for continuing the altercation. Bickel stood no chance, basically one punch and he was already down.
Overall, he seems to be doing well in Adirondack. Huska had some huge praise for him saying he was a great presence in the locker room, teaching the kids about what it's like in the NHL and playing the big brother role. Him and Yonkman have taken the kids under their wing and just throwing all the hockey and life lessons they can at them to get them ready for their careers.
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Judging by other fights I've seen in the AHL, the expectation is once someone is down, you let go and walk away. It looks like Grats was holding Bickel's head and talking to him afterwards. Unlike the NHL where the ref saying let go just means no more punches, the AHL when they say let go you move or get additional punishment.
