Christopher Gratton is a professional ice hockey player with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
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“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.”
Chris Gratton
“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.”
“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.”
“Mentally it was huge. We fought hard to get back.”
“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.”
“You might put 100 bucks down that you'll beat your former team. It's nothing big. It's more for bragging rights than anything else.”
“I hate to say it, but it's part of the game.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I was playing more complete. I was more physical. I had some fights. I was scoring some goals and [had] a better all-around game.”