Fight Card – Reaves vs. McGrattan 02-04-12

Yes, the pugilist “expert” of the Blue Note Zone has taken over the Fight Card responsibilities. You’re welcome. And yes, Andy Sutton, I AM an “expert”, or at least I play one when I feel like it.

Last night, we witnessed a scrap between young St. Louis Blues brawler Ryan Reaves and Nashville Predators enforcer, veteran journeyman pugilist Brian McGrattan. This was perhaps Reaves’ stiffest test of any man he’s squared off with in the past, and while “The Grim Reaver” passed with flying colors, he did not win the fight. Let’s go to the video, shall we?

What an EXCELLENT fight this was. It looked as though McGrattan was going to breeze by Reaves in this one after the first 15 seconds or so, but Reaves came CHARGING back. Both landed a great deal of rights, including a whole bunch of overhand rights from McGrattan that popped Reaves in the back of the dome. The biggest punch was landed by Reaves, one that cut McGrattan on the forehead (perhaps because the impact was on the edge of the helmet), but because of the sheer volume of punches landed, McGrattan gets an easy decision in this one.

The precursor to this fight was very important. Right before this fight started, there was a whistle and a scuffle by the benches between these two. Sensing what was coming, it seemed both Ken Hitchcock and Barry Trotz just simply decided, “Y’know what? They want to go at it. Let’s just keep ‘em out there and let ‘em handle their business.” I commend the two coaches for this . . . as a result, we witnessed two men handling their business like men and giving us a great fight to boot. This is one MAJOR reason why I will weep if the National Hockey League ever decides that fighting should be banned.