Say What - 'Hard To Play Against'

Ruzicka on getting an opportunity on the powerplay:

"I’ve played powerplay my whole life, so I’m comfortable playing there. It’s just the day-to-day thing of preparing, watching video of what the other team does on the PK, and just being ready for the chance."

On his linemates Dube and Greer:

"I think we’ve found some good chemistry. They’re obviously pretty good players that I play with, we just feed off each other. We’ve spent a lot of time in the O zone, which we’re fortunate to do."

Mangiapane on what his team does well to rally following losses:

"I think just getting back to simplifying our game, kind of why we have success. That’s being a hard-working team, winning puck battles, playing as five, when we do all those little things, we’re a hard team to play against."

On building chemistry with Lindholm and Sharangovich:

"I feel good, they’re two smart hockey players. Obviously, Lindy’s a smart two-way guy, Sharky’s got a great shot, so I think we kind of complement each other well. We’re still building that chemistry and reading off each other, but every game we play, I feel like we’re taking another step."

Huska on what he wants to see from Mangiapane:

"He’s got an identity to him, when he’s at his best, he’s a pest, he’s hard to play against, he’s always on the puck when he’s at his very best. He needs to do that consistently, so other guys see him do it now. So he’s not the young guy anymore, Andrew’s a guy that’s got to bring people along with him."

On Sharangovich's role on the powerplay:

"He’s a shot threat. We want them to move around, we want them to have different spots, but when he gets over there, he knows that one of the things we want him to do is shoot the puck, so he’s done that. He tries to put himself in positions and situations where he’s ready to shoot, because he is one of our better players when it comes to one-timing a puck. The second thing is, he can carry a puck into the zone. So, he works well with Elias going back; our entries have been better the last three games since he’s been a part of that, and hopefully that can continue."