8 Quotes by Jarkko Ruutu

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    I lost the puck. Somehow I got it back and was able to get it in. Sometimes you just get lucky.

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    I think we've played a lot of perfect games in here. It's all about the team game, playing within a system. Look at the guys. First line to fourth line, every single guy is unselfish.

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    I think they changed their game after that. You start to get sloppy and greedy. We stuck to our game and did the things we believe in. I don't think they're happy with all their penalties. That changed the game.

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    Most of all it's just being physical, checking guys. A lot of guys get frustrated by that. So you're stirring it up a bit and you get a certain label.

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    Russia's weakness is that they have a lot of individual skill, but they're not playing as a team. And when you play against a good team like we've been doing the whole tournament, that's been the difference. You create turnovers and capitalize on them, we don't really care who scores. All we really care is about the win.

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    It's going to be a lot of fun because a change of scenery creates more energy. You don't have to put on a show and you're focusing on the simple things and making sure that things are done properly.

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    It was a 4-on-2 break on our end. It was a good shot by Allen and I was just fortunate to get the rebound.

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