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Originally Posted by curves2000
Looks like a legit documentary and has some great classic guys in it as well.
As for Brian Mcgrattan, I am a big fan of his and loved his time as a Flame. I still see him around town on a regular basis and seems like a great guy but I think this feud with Damiem Cox has gotten a bit overboard, especially now.
I don't have twitter so I don't know the FULL story but from what I gathered from CP and other news stories was some bad comments Cox made when Mcgrattan was hurt in a fight during his time with the San Diego Gulls.
Now we all know how most people feel about Cox, the guy is #1 sh** disturber along with Eric Francis sometimes but in a lot of ways, this "skill or persona" is what effectively keeps some of these marginal media guys employed. If he was just another guy with a hockey opinion, maybe he wouldn't a job? In business and sports you got to bring a different skillset in order to stand out.
As for Brian Mcgrattan, as I said earlier I am a big fan of his and I am a pro-enforcer fan in the NHL but sometimes the rebuttals these enforcers use to talk about fighting and concussions etc is a little frightening.
What I do remember was Cox using the term suicidal to describe him because of Big Ern's insistence on continuing to fight etc. It probably wasn't the greatest term to use and I understand fully that its Mcgrattan's life and right to continue to earn a living but you can't blame people who have a general concern for someone's well-being, especially with the known risks now.
I don't mean to derail the thread or anything but when I had a quick look at the Twitter feed and it seems that this thing has escalated to the point where its kind of strange. I don't know if Damien Cox's marriage is anybody's business and I don't know if the optics are good for a hockey player losing it on a journalist or media guy is a good thing.
Like I said, I don't want to derail anything but I think this feud has gotten a bit out of control. I don't know the full story or anything but the optics don't look good. At the end of the day you just want these enforcers to have a great career, make some $$ while they are at it and retire safely with no long lasting effects. Far too often in films and interview's you hear about this "soldier & war" mentality when at the end of the day these athletes are playing a game and usually get kicked to the curb when they are no longer useful to their respective clubs.
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McGrattan has NOTHING to with Cox disappearance from Twitter.
That's all on Cox being the greasy slimeball that we all know him as.
