Steve Rucchin
Steve Rucchin
Steve Andrew Rucchinis a retired ice hockey centre who played for three teams in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim...
bit chance dominated given harder lining obviously ourselves silver swallow totally
Obviously we're not scoring, but we've given ourselves a chance in every game. So at the same time, it's a little bit of a silver lining because we're not being totally dominated in every game. It would be a little harder to swallow if we were being dominated on a nightly basis.
box course fire game penalty
Of course it's not the way you want to start. It was embarrassing. If this game doesn't fire us up, I don't know what will. Obviously, we know what went wrong. We went to the penalty box too much.
guys happened hope huge lesson mad upset
We have to be really mad and upset with what happened here. This better be a huge lesson for a lot of guys. I hope the guys are pretty upset and frustrated.
full good great maybe realizing teams
We're not panicking. It's only two games. But maybe it's good that we are realizing that there are a lot of good teams out there, and if we want to be one of them, we have to show up and play a full 60 minutes. It's a great wake-up call.
experience seen understand
Experience is big, it really is big. You understand the significance of not only every game, but every shift. You've been there and seen it.
crucial good granted means ourselves playing point sail taking teams time
It's that time of year. Every point is just so crucial for a lot of teams we're playing right now. We've set ourselves in a good position, but by no means are we taking it for granted or feel that we're going to sail into the playoffs.
beginning easy game gets good guy guys scores seen sign traded
It's unbelievable how many times you've seen that. A guy gets traded and he scores in his first game. It's a new beginning for Pete now and it's just a sign of good things to come. He just makes the game really easy for the guys on the ice.
adds brings determination guys heart obviously
It's huge. Obviously he brings a lot of firepower back into the lineup. More importantly, he adds some heart and determination to the lineup. You never have enough guys like that.
came definitely feeling few game good guys huge
It was a pretty lackluster start. We got a little better as the game went on, but only a few guys came to play tonight. I don't want to think we're feeling too good about ourselves, but you never know. It's definitely going to be addressed, there's no question. It's a huge letdown.
few identity team weeks
No team has an identity yet. The first few weeks will be a feeling-out period.
across bench came coming far few good high puck
It was a good bounce. I was coming off the bench high so the puck came right across to me. It was pretty fortunate, but I'll take it because bounces have been few and far between for me this year.
biggest expect hard hopefully people playoffs regular season tough works
It was pretty exceptional to watch. Something like that will be tough to match, but he works hard and is pretty focused. The playoffs are different than an 82-game regular season schedule. We know he'll be there for us this year, because he's the biggest part of our team. But hopefully people don't expect the same thing, because that would be pretty unreasonable.
biggest chance giving win
The biggest thing now for us is the goaltending -- they've been giving us a chance to win every game,
close definitely depending game happens likely team test
It's another game that will test what kind of team we are. We've had a lot of those this year, but this is so close to the playoffs. It's definitely a test of where we are and it could show what we're likely to do or what we aren't depending on what happens in the game.