Jarkko Ruutu
Jarkko Ruutu
Jarkko Samuli Ruutu; born August 23, 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. His younger brother, Tuomo Ruutu, currently plays for the New Jersey Devils in NHL - his other brother, retired player Mikko Ruutu, currently scouts for NHL team Ottawa Senators. He is also a second cousin of Hanno Möttölä, who became the first Finnish basketball player to play in the NBA. Ruutu's cousin, Raul Ruutu, plays bass in Finnish pop rock band Sunrise Avenue...
bit certain checking frustrated guys stirring
Most of all it's just being physical, checking guys. A lot of guys get frustrated by that. So you're stirring it up a bit and you get a certain label.
against capitalize care create good individual playing team weakness
Russia's weakness is that they have a lot of individual skill, but they're not playing as a team. And when you play against a good team like we've been doing the whole tournament, that's been the difference. You create turnovers and capitalize on them, we don't really care who scores. All we really care is about the win.
lost somehow
I lost the puck. Somehow I got it back and was able to get it in. Sometimes you just get lucky.
allen break fortunate good shot
It was a 4-on-2 break on our end. It was a good shot by Allen and I was just fortunate to get the rebound.
change creates focusing fun scenery simple sure
It's going to be a lot of fun because a change of scenery creates more energy. You don't have to put on a show and you're focusing on the simple things and making sure that things are done properly.
fourth games guy line perfect played playing single team within
I think we've played a lot of perfect games in here. It's all about the team game, playing within a system. Look at the guys. First line to fourth line, every single guy is unselfish.
believe changed game happy sloppy start stuck
I think they changed their game after that. You start to get sloppy and greedy. We stuck to our game and did the things we believe in. I don't think they're happy with all their penalties. That changed the game.
difference gold hard silver
The difference between gold and silver is so big it's hard to put into words.