Given what Michael Grabner has gone through over the past few months, "chipper" wouldn’t be the first word that comes to mind when talking about someone recovering from a nasty eye injury.
However, that is precisely how center Brad Richardson described his linemate and penalty-kill partner after a high stick from St. Louis Blues forward Sammy Blais sidelined him for three months.
“He was honestly super positive the whole time,” Richardson said of Grabner. “Obviously, the first few weeks were tough because he was in lots of pain and all that, but he definitely kept it real positive.