6 Quotes by Brian McGrattan

Guys have to earn their stripes. Getting a chance to fight him in my first year goes a long way toward the respect I have for him.

It was good on his part (to pull up). There's no sense in continuing at that point. You can really hurt a guy.

It's a good rivalry and the emotion is going to be there regardless. I think we have to approach this as a playoff series. It'll be two intense games.

It was one of my better fights. At least I didn't take one in the lookers this time. I've been on the receiving end plenty of times. I think I've learned from them. I was more patient (last night).

He's pretty strong, that's how he wins his fights, by overpowering guys. To actually hold him out and contain him, I felt pretty good about it.

He plays his best when there's a bit of pressure on him. We had a good playoff run (in Binghamton) our first year, when he was the starting guy, and I don't expect anything different from him now. I think his best games are still ahead of him this year.