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...
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.
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.
create critical dressing franchise message moves sends stability trying
I think the franchise is really trying to create some stability in the organization. They're making all the right moves at a critical time. And it sends a message right through the dressing room.
core good provide solid
They'll provide leadership, and you already have a solid young core of up-and-coming players. And when you have a world-class goaltender like Roberto, it makes for a good mix.
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.
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.
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.
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.
games ground
Twenty-five games isn't a lot with the ground we have to make up.
bench gary
When Gary went down, it deflated our bench a bit.
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.
horse push start
We have to get on our horse and start climbing. We have to make a push when we get back.