TORONTO – There’s an old fable that says "slow and steady wins the race.’’ And while one wouldn’t call Rangers center Kevin Rooney "slow,’’ the 28-year-old, fourth-year NHLer could most definitely be called ‘’steady.’’
"I like the way he plays,’’ Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said of Rooney at Monday’s morning skate before the Rangers took on the Toronto Maple Leafs. "He competes, he plays hard, and he's one of those guys that… I wish ‘Roons’ could score 25 or 30 goals, and then he'd be the total package. Because he plays hard defensively, he concentrates on faceoffs, he kills penalties.