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...
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.
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.
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.
extremely start tough
It can be extremely frustrating. It's tough to start out like that.
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.
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.
bench gary
When Gary went down, it deflated our bench a bit.
horse push start
We have to get on our horse and start climbing. We have to make a push when we get back.
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.
hate
I hate to say it, but it's part of the game.
early successful
getting back to what made us successful early on.
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.
games ground
Twenty-five games isn't a lot with the ground we have to make up.