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...
games ground
Twenty-five games isn't a lot with the ground we have to make up.
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.
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.
areas cost crowd extremely front good penalty power supported tonight
We just let down in all areas -- power play and penalty kill -- and it cost us. It was embarrassing for everybody. We were embarrassed to play like that in front of our fans. They've supported us all year. We had a pretty good crowd tonight and to come out like that is extremely disappointing.
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.
fought hard mentally
Mentally it was huge. We fought hard to get back.
against college competing heat obviously
Obviously we'll be competing against the Marlins, we'll be competing against the Heat and the college teams,
competition confidence hopefully main obviously playing playoff ready
Obviously we want to get back in the playoff race, and he is our main guy. When you are playing international competition like that, it is draining, emotionally and physically. Hopefully he will come back with a lot of confidence and will be ready to make a playoff run.
net physical playing
Olli is doing everything for us. He's a big, physical guy, and he's getting to the net for us. He's playing with a lot of confidence.
draft high maybe outside pressure sources thrust
When you come in as a high draft pick, you do have a lot of pressure put on you -- not necessarily thrust upon you by your own team, maybe outside sources that have expectations.
cry dressing main ourselves positive rallying reminded room year
That was our main goal. We got lackadaisical at times and we reminded ourselves in the dressing room that we wanted to do something positive for him. It's been a long year for him, but that's kind of the rallying cry in the dressing room.
brought gary guys joe marty quality veteran
I think they've brought in some quality veteran guys with Gary and Joe and Marty and Sean,
chemistry extended guys hard injuries league line period settled
Line chemistry is everything. With the league now, there are so many injuries and guys in and out of the lineup, it's hard to find a line you can get settled on for an extended period of time.