On Thursday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils introduced the hockey world to their new head coach Lindy Ruff. We’ve already made it clear it’s not our favorite move. We think it’s a mistake because of how it’s going to impact the team defense, which is by far the team’s weakness. However, there’s no denying what he can do for a team’s offense.
Ruff has helped some of the best names in the business take a step offensively over his three decades of coaching. Chris Drury, Daniel Briere, Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek, Tyler Seguin, and Jamie Benn are just a small mark on the game he has in terms of development.