Chris Gratton
Chris Gratton
Christopher A. Grattonis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who last played with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. He is the cousin of Josh Gratton, who had also briefly played in the NHL as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers and the Phoenix Coyotes...
anxious next team thankful
This team is on the upswing. I'm very anxious and very thankful to be a part of this for the next little while.
excuse front high level playing
We've been playing at a high level now for a month-and-a-half but there's no excuses. We let down in all areas. We're embarrassed to play like that in front of our fans.
against awful bite coming might mouths shut vocal year
We have been awful vocal against the referees this year and that might be coming back to bite us. I think we just have to shut our mouths and go out and play.
age continue good guys hard month played playoff
We've played a month of playoff games. I think for the age of our team, guys have done a pretty good job. We've battled pretty hard and are going to continue to battle. It's unfortunate we couldn't have a little slip-up.
feeding periods slip
It's the same old story. We weren't feeding off each other. We battled for two periods and then let it slip in the third.
climb fighting ladder playoff position teams
It's huge. We're two teams that are in the same position and fighting to climb up the ladder and back into the playoff race.
best effort ended penalties penalty took
It was not our best effort on the penalty kill, that is for sure. We took some undisciplined penalties and that ended up costing us.
crucial fought hard
It was a crucial goal, especially at that time. We had fought hard to get back in the game.
horse push start
We have to get on our horse and start climbing. We have to make a push when we get back.
ask begin course pressure putting saves team wear
Yeah, but over the course of an 82-game schedule, it's going to begin to wear a team down. We can't ask Louie to make those saves every night. It's putting a lot of pressure on him.
bench gary
When Gary went down, it deflated our bench a bit.
fans heading news note olympics positive
Our sport's regrouping here after the lockout and heading into the Olympics on a positive note with getting some fans back. Obviously, this is news that you don't want to see.
course schedule team wear
That's good, but over the course of an 82-game schedule it's going to wear a team down.
across buddy country guys movies plane ride sitting talk watch
You're on a four- to five-hour plane ride going across the country and there's only so many movies you can watch and you can only talk to your buddy for so long. Guys sitting at the back of the plane sometimes will make bets.