MacIntyre goes distance

**VodkaFish** · #1 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 10:06 AM

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MacIntyre goes distance

According to hockeyfights.com,Steve MacIntyre's fight with Calgary Flames tough guy Brian McGrattan lasted over a minute, an eternity for a scrap with little or no wrestling.

McGrattan landed several heavy punches early, knocking the Oilers heavy's helmet askew, before MacIntyre came on later.

It was the first shift for both guys, 3-1/2 minutes into the game. The Oilers coaches would rather MacIntyre have played longer before dropping the gloves, and they're not crazy about fights that don't result from retribution on the ice. But nobody at the Saddledome was hiding their eyes when it started. The linesmen stood back and let them fire away.

"My dad tells me I have to learn to win fights in the first half of them," said MacIntyre. "Or I have to duck a few early punches. He caught me with a couple, for sure.

"He (McGrattan) asked me, Aare you done?' I told him, 'Settle down here, this fight will go as long as I want.' I wasn't going to let him off the hook. But he's a pretty tough guy."

McGrattan later wanted to go with Zack Stortini, who was in Jarome Iginla's grille, but MacIntyre didn't let that happen. Stortini was playing too well, and irritating the Flames.

"I told him, 'I'm your knuckle-berry,'" MacIntyre said with a laugh. He played 51 seconds on the night; McGrattan logged 64 seconds.

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Killah_punk · #2 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 11:32 AM

MacIntyre and McGratton are both solid fighters and if each sees enough games this year both should be in the Top 10.

Mac problay saved Stortini's life too, cause Gratts would of destroyed Storts.

Sugden Flu · #3 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 11:53 AM

Gratts & Big Mac are the best. Hopefully, this was just the 1st of many dust ups between these two! What a war!

TML-Mike · #4 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 01:43 PM

I see these two having at least 2 more scraps this year. Hopefully Darryl Sutter keeps Gratts with the Flames after this year, and MacIntyre stays with the Oilers. Could be a good rivalry.

BROKEN*ORBITAL · #5 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 05:45 PM

That's just a GREAT F*CKEN READ. Getting into the chatter going on during and before a scrap is awesome.

PilotsFan · #6 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 07:48 PM

Another shout out to HF's.com.... nice read

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