Rangers winger, and former Devil, Kevin Rooney takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.
A: Oh yeah, take a lot of pride in the penalty kill. I know that in order to stay in the league, it’s something I have to be good at. It’s always something I watched video on and really studied. You got a group of guys that are really committed to it right now, and when you have the best goalie in the world, it makes your PK look a lot better. I feel like what we’ve done here has really suited my type of game.
A: I would say hard to play against, someone that’s gonna always be there for teammates, and try to be a team player.A: I think winning. Every guy’s really bought into what their game is. You don’t always see that in the NHL. Usually you’ll have guys that think they’re something that they’re not. I think we’ve done a great job of having each guy identify what they’re great at.A: Bobby Orr.A: Dominik Hasek. Just loved his style. I just loved a goalie that just battled like he did.
A: It was amazing. We came in with such a huge class, so when we won it, we had a pretty special bond between our group of guys that were in my class. It was really special, especially being in Boston, obviously from where I’m from [Canton, Mass.].A: I would probably say my first NHL game [March 2, 2017]. It was in Washington. I remember just being in warm-ups, not even really warming up, just looking at the other end, and seeing [Alex] Ovechkin and [T.J.
A: Joe Thornton. I was always a big fan of his when he was on the Bruins, someone that I like kind of tried to model my game after. I’m not similar in any which way, but someone when I was younger I thought I could be.Q: How did you feel about Brady leaving the Patriots and winning the Super Bowl last year for the Buccaneers?
A: Obviously I was really disappointed when he left, just like any other Pats fan, but I was obviously still a fan of his. Once the Pats weren’t in it, I was rooting for Tampa and once again this year I’m rooting for Tampa now.