Ruutu had no chance on that play. Ward was leaning on him at a 45 degree angle so that literally anything Ruutu did was going to cause Ward to fall over. Absolutely nothing he could do in that situation.
I just remembered I need a theme for tomorrow's GDT.
Wait, you're telling me the Caps have a coach whose specialty is the powerplay, and they ACTUALLY HAVE A GOOD POWERPLAY?
What a concept.
Not like they have the most elite goalscorer in the world at their disposal or anything.