Darcy Tucker
Darcy Tucker
Darcy Tuckeris a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, who played most of his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A sixth round draft choice, Tucker began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens. Throughout his NHL career he also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche. Tucker was born in Castor, Alberta, but grew up in Endiang, Alberta...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth15 March 1975
CityCastor, Canada
best fighting fights-and-fighting
We're going to keep fighting and give it our best shot.
areas foot game half ice left past physical shot year
I feel much fresher than I did when I left the game a year and a half ago, ... I've probably shot myself in the foot in the past being over-zealous with my physical play. This year I want to try to find areas on the ice where I don't get bounced around as much.
whirlwind
Sometimes you have to go through a whirlwind to get stronger.
corner hit looking puck quick room tried
I was looking at the puck in the corner and I don't know what happened. It hit my eyeball, so I tried to get to the room as quick as I could.
glad swift
It was swift and they didn't let it linger, which was nice. I'm glad it's over. I'm indifferent. It's not up to me to decide, that's not my place.
knee morning test
I'll test the knee in the morning and see how it goes.
fit punishment
I don't find the punishment fit the crime,
crime fit punishment
I don't find the punishment fit the crime in Moe Mantha's case,
fun game looking sit team
It's disappointing because you sit there at the end of the game and the other team is looking over at you and laughing. It's not a fun thing, that's for sure.
missed puck
I've had too many missed chances. The puck hasn't been going in.
hit
I could have hit him and I didn't.
conviction match passion scoring waves
We have to have some conviction in our game. They're going to come in waves and we have to match that intensity, match their passion for scoring goals.
played
We've played with each other long enough to know where to go and what to do.
quit
We're not going to quit and we just have to keep working.