"Those are the guys you play for. A nytime your teammates are taking notice, it's a nice feeling to get that recognition. But at the end of the day, you have a job to do, a nd I'm trying to do my job as an individual player."
"I think more than anything I just try to play with a lot of compete. I t's something I pride myself on. And I think with that, it's an emotional game and sometimes you get caught up in your emotions. That instance, for example, it's against a division rival, provincial rival, right after Christmas. A lmost blew a lead and find a way to win an exciting 7-5 game. So yeah, just kind of caught in the moment, wanted to get the building going. I think maybe when my career's over I'll look back and have a good laugh about it."
Stecher was claimed by Toronto and immediately injected high energy and competitiveness into the Maple Leafs. Teammates have taken notice and shown appreciation for his tone and effort, which Stecher values but says makes him feel a little embarrassed. He emphasizes focusing on his individual job and taking pride in playing with compete. He describes hockey as an emotional game and says the moment came in a heated matchup against a provincial division rival just after Christmas, when the team almost blew a lead but found a way to win 7-5.
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