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...
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.
happened mad question
There's no question it was an unbelievably frustrating game. We really have to be mad about what happened here today. It's not how you want to start. It's embarrassing.
few identity team weeks
No team has an identity yet. The first few weeks will be a feeling-out period.
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.
bench bit bounce came coming fortunate late
I came off the bench with a little bit of a late change. It was a fortunate bounce but if I wasn't coming off the bench I probably would've been a lot lower.
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.
caught chance easy fast good mind power question tough
Five-on-five is just as tough - there's no question in my mind that it's all the power play. It's such a fast game, it's easy to get caught out of position. There's still a good chance you're going to have to take a lot of these penalties.
bad medical
I think that's up to the medical staff. But I don't think that can be a bad thing.
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.
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.
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.
advantage credit giving managing poised puck reason taking
We're just not poised enough with the puck. We're not managing the puck well and we're not taking advantage of what they've giving us. Give credit to Carolina. There's a reason they're in first place.
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.
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.