Steve Rucchin Quotes


You'd see teams when they lost to us, after the game, underneath in the arena, and it would be off just like that. - Steve Rucchin



You work so hard to get to this point and then shoot yourself in the foot like that, it's inexcusable. It really is. Guys were losing their composure out there and that obviously can't happen. I guess if there's any light on it, it happened in Game 1. That's going to be a quick lesson for us. - Steve Rucchin



You can say it was a successful season. But to just get to this point is not satisfactory. - Steve Rucchin



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. - Steve Rucchin



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. - Steve Rucchin



We're behind the 8-ball a little bit, but there's still a long way to go. - Steve Rucchin



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. - Steve Rucchin



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. - Steve Rucchin