Gilles Gratton, why exactly did he retire early? Just becouse he felt he had no power regarding what team to play for?
Ya, you'd get a lotta bang for your buck with Gilles Gratton
DY, seeing as how he has like
Total Recall on all of his
Past Lives going back to Biblical times. You wouldnt be having a conversation with just one person but multiple personalities. Get bored with OHL, WHA & NHL stories, you could ask him what it was like being a Soldier during the Spanish Inquisition or whatever. He'd gladly give you a first hand account. Talk your head off for hours about it. Very unusual individual. Ken Dryden figured Gratton really didnt much enjoy playing hockey after a certain stage in his pro career and by 24 after playing 41 games for New York in 77 (think that was the yr) the following season sent to New Haven and quit altogether after just 1 game.
Had oodles of talent but his head & heart just wasnt in it consistently enough. Could be a serious liability out there. In one game while with the Rangers, face~off in their own zone, Gilles there starts roaring & hissing like a Cat from behind his Tiger mask. His team mates cant keep it together, in hysterics, lose the face~off, tic-tac-toe pucks in the net behind Samba, King of the Jungle..... John Davidson was his roommate for awhile, Gilles a pretty spooky guy. Would just walk into the house, drop his coat on the floor, go sit down at the piano and start playing (quite brilliantly) heavy duty classical from the likes of Liszt & Chopin despite having never taken a lesson nor even practiced much. Right out of the blue. No doubt channeling one of his past lives.
Heres a brief article, great picture with Bobby Hull, gives you some idea as to his character:
www.dennis-kane.com/tag/gilles-gratton/
