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.
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.
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.
course schedule team wear
That's good, but over the course of an 82-game schedule it's going to wear a team down.
against fast feet forced move puck team
Against a team like Carolina, they're a fast team, and they move the puck quick. If you don't keep your feet moving, you'll be forced into a lot of penalties.
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.
admit afraid last love signed stay summer
I signed here last summer to come here and (want) to stay as long as I can. I love it here, and I don't want to move. I'm not afraid to admit that.
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.
coming good group room starting stay together wants
Most definitely, this group wants to stay together. This team's starting to get close, and the (locker) room is coming together at a good time.
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.
early successful
getting back to what made us successful early on.
anybody dressing hear job paid percent
If anybody quits, they're going to hear about it in this dressing room. We're professionals. We're paid to be professionals, and your job is to come here and give 110 percent every night.
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.
fought hard mentally
Mentally it was huge. We fought hard to get back.