16 Quotes by Mike Grier

It was a tough night for us, but I think it's something that we needed. We've been a little bit loose defensively the last few games, so just seeing how hard they were working made us pick our game up.

It's a little troubling. I think when you start scoring five or six goals a night, you get lulled into a false sense of belief. As a team, we let things slide. Maybe this stretch will help us get our heads screwed back on.

It's probably going to get even more physical. If that's the way it is, that's fine by me.

It's nice to be rolling and have some confidence.

They've had a couple emotional games, and they're in the hunt. Sometimes you say things that aren't true. For the most part, we have a pretty honest team here, and the way the game's called now if you get tugged, guys aren't going down.

I'm sure there's a few of us in here who would like to get to the plus, but I don't think you can really put too much into it. There's probably some truth to it, but it's not something that I'm overly worried about. I'm pretty responsible, and I know Chris is pretty responsible defensively.

He's starting to realize that's what it takes to play in this league day in and day out - you've got to be ready to play every night and work hard. I think the last month and half, two months, he's really started to turn the corner in that regard.