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...
change matter second stepped took work
I don't think it took a goalie change to do anything. After the second period, things were going good. It was just a matter of time. It was just the team's work ethic. And Jaromir Jagr stepped up for us.
change knowing outcome teams
He does change the outcome of any shift. Knowing he's out there really makes teams change their game.
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.
allowed defense goals good great job puck three
We scored three power-play goals and did a good job killing penalties. Our defense did a great job. They allowed us to get the puck going the other way.
lost teams underneath
You'd see teams when they lost to us, after the game, underneath in the arena, and it would be off just like that.
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.
awhile build consider excited focus focused good hard heads ourselves stay straight strong sure talent team teams tons west work
We feel we have a better team. I've been here awhile and this is the most excited I've been. But we have to focus on making sure that we work hard and keep that going. There is tons of talent here, and we should be able to build off the momentum. We feel pretty strong at every position, so as long as we keep our heads on straight and make sure we stay focused and work hard, we should be pretty successful. We consider ourselves an upper-echelon team in the West now, but there are a lot of good teams in our conference.
point
I don't feel I've done much of anything through this point of the year.
brink fans front great guy motivation playing win year
I don't know what more motivation there is than to be on the brink of elimination and playing before fans that have been great for you all year. Ultimately, we're playing for each other in this room. But without a doubt, there isn't a guy in here that doesn't want to go out and play well and win in front of our fans. I mean, they've been unbelievable for us all year long.
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.
considered full good guys last moving poised seem seen sitting teams throats
There are a lot of good teams out there, and if we want to be considered one of them, we have to show up to play for a full 60 minutes. From what I've seen the last two games, teams are sitting back, but our team is not poised enough with the puck. We seem to be ramming it down our own throats and moving it where they have their guys positioned.
came definitely game good job managing power quality running sloppy
We did not do a good job in managing their pressure. There was a lot of running around and too many quality chances. Definitely the most sloppy game in this stretch, but fortunately, the power play came up big for us.