Mark Recchi was a guest on the Dennis and Callahan show on Tuesday, the morning after his club was blanked 3-0 by the Anaheim Ducks at TD Garden. The Bruins were booed by the home crowd throughout the contest and head coach Claude Julien admitted after the game that he was “really disappointed” by the effort his team, who have won just once in its last five games.

Recchi was asked about the loss and the lackluster play of the Bruins of late.

“You can’t have those games,” said Recchi of Monday night’s performance. “We know it’s 82 games, but the compete level has to be there every night. It’s something we as a group have to address and keep getting better at. We know it’s 32 games in and we still have an opportunity in the next couple of weeks to jump into first place and in our division. But we can’t seem to make that jump right now and that’s something that’s going to be very important in the next little while. We have a really tough stretch coming up. We have to win Thursday.”

When asked why he considered a December game against the Atlanta Thrashers a must win, Recchi pointed to the schedule.

“We go on the road for five games [after the home game vs. Atlanta] and it’s not an easy road trip,” said Recchi. “Lot of travel, so yeah it is [a must win]. But we’ve been pretty good on the road, and sometimes it can bring you together … but Thursday it a must win for us right now.”

Claude Julien has been a target for fans and some in the media, who wonder if a coaching change would help shake off the recent doldrums for the Bruins. Recchi was asked if that was the solution or if it was more a matter of the players stepping up.

“Well it’s up to us, to the players,” said Recchi. “This [the recent play] is something we have to address. Obviously there are some things that coaches can do. Claude’s a very good coach and there are certain things that he has to address and we as players support him. And that’s what is going to go on for the next couple of days. There’s some concern, absolutely, but it’s something that can be fixed. We’ve shown that in stretches that we can be a formidable team to play, but it has to be every night.”