lomekian 201 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Of course the stats geeks can't factor in everything...hence the very word intangibles, and its easy to take pot shots from a laptop rather than out on the ice - but the no skill goon enforces make their argument easy for them. As i said before, Prust, Lucic, McCarty, Probert, Tie Domi etc...yes please....McGratten, Biznasty etc no thanks. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 The league is as watered down as ever and there's still no room for these guys... Clearly they don't have anywhere near the skill to play in the league. Lots of guys bring those intangibles. Lots of guys work their asses of. Lots of guys put their bodies on the line. They're not that special. They're clinging on to a dying niche. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,763 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 The league is as watered down as ever and there's still no room for these guys... Clearly they don't have anywhere near the skill to play in the league. Lots of guys bring those intangibles. Lots of guys work their asses of. Lots of guys put their bodies on the line. They're not that special. They're clinging on to a dying niche. What do you mean by watered down? The skill set of today's NHL player is probably the best its ever been. Do you mean because of the cap/parity, there are no longer stacked teams? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Of course the stats geeks can't factor in everything...hence the very word intangibles, and its easy to take pot shots from a laptop rather than out on the ice - but the no skill goon enforces make their argument easy for them. As i said before, Prust, Lucic, McCarty, Probert, Tie Domi etc...yes please....McGratten, Biznasty etc no thanks. This forum has become softer than the Wings. And who is McGratten? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 This forum has become softer than the Wings. And who is McGratten? He's some wash up playing in the minors I believe. Not worth mentioning really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 He's some wash up playing in the minors I believe. Not worth mentioning really. Well that's odd, because other than Crosby, he's the most mentioned non-Wing on LGW. Besides, his toughness and manhood rubbed off on Calgary and toughened them up for the playoffs. I can't believe, though, that Hartley would send his personal bodyguard to the minors and play that scrub Bollig instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,756 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 McGrattan has become the Bill Brasky of LGW. And in that mythic space, I actually really like his presence. "Brian McGrattan taught me how to love a woman...and scold a child". "Did I ever tell you about the time I went horseback riding with McGrattan, but there weren't any horses around? Well, McGrattan throws a saddle on my back and rides me around Wyoming for three days. Well, wouldn't you know it, my stamina increases with each day and I develop tremendous leg muscles. So anyway, McGrattan decides to enter me in the Breeders' Cup, right, under the name Turkish Delight. And I'm running in second place, and I'm running and I break my ankle! They’re about to shoot me. Then someone from the crowd yells out, God bless him, 'Don't shoot him, he's a human." 3 BottleOfSmoke, jimmyemeryhunter and frankgrimes reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,756 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Brian McGrattan once date raped Karl Malone on a dare. 1 1 jimmyemeryhunter and F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Brian McGrattan once date raped Karl Malone on a dare. But he made the mail man feel beautiful, so no charges are being pressed.I hear they're lookin at houses together in Mexico. His pubes are a form of currency in Ireland. 1 kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,756 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 McGrattan once scissor kicked Angela Lansbury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Mcgrattan delivers digiorno to pizza places in Sicily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,756 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 McGrattan can fart the complete unabridged works of Maya Angelou. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 McGrattan taught Alfred Hitchcock fear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 He once made love to the loch ness monster, raised its children as his own and re-released them around the world. When asked why he said "I know what its like being a dinosaur." 2 DickieDunn and kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,756 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Smelling salts sniff Brian McGrattan when they get knocked out. 1 jimmyemeryhunter reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Did I ever tell you about the time mcgrattan was in a production of The King and I? Well anyway, before the show, mcgrattan chloroforms the entire cast, and slowly eats them in front of the audience for two hours. The production got pretty good reviews. Edited April 24, 2015 by jimmyemeryhunter 1 kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,756 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 I once saw Brian McGrattan eat a wheel of aged cheddar cheese, before dancing vigorously to the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow". He dared me to laugh. 1 jimmyemeryhunter reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 The character of Johnny Appleseed was based on McGrattans life, except for the part about planting apple trees and not raping men. 1 kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,756 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 I once saw the Grim Reaper riding a Harley Davidson at Daytona Bike Week. He had a tattoo of Brian McGrattan. 1 jimmyemeryhunter reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BottleOfSmoke 5,965 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Edited April 24, 2015 by BottleOfSmoke 1 jimmyemeryhunter reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Brian McGrattan used to practice stick handling in Vietnam, he ended up creating the Chu Chi tunnels and won the war for the north Viet Cong. Edited April 24, 2015 by jimmyemeryhunter 1 kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,756 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 I once watched Brian McGrattan stuff Marshawn Lynch on a fourth and inches. 1 jimmyemeryhunter reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Canada's "nuclear option" is dropping off Brian McGrattan in crowded cities with a ball peen hammer and a gallon of vodka. 2 1 derblaueClaus, F.Michael and kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aznknight 139 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Datsyuk. He is undefeated and can sort of score some points Edited April 24, 2015 by Aznknight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Brian McGrattan once possessed Pavel datsyuk, beat the breaks off Corey perry, then returned his soul back to Canadian hell(Toronto) while his body sat in a bench in Calgary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
