flames sign one.
The Flames have a new tough guy: former Ottawa Senators pugilist Brian McGrattan.
The six-foot-three, 235-pound Hamilton native, taken 104th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, was an unrestricted free agent.
"I'm very excited to come to Calgary and be a part of this team," said McGrattan.
McGrattan, 27, played more than 140 games for the Senators before he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for a fifth-round pick in June, 2008.
After just three games with the Desert Dogs, he voluntarily entered the substance abuse program administered jointly by the NHL and the players’ association.
McGrattan replaces enforcer Andre Roy, who played 44 games for the Flames last season but is an unrestricted free agent.
..I like him, I really do. So this made me happy. :)