‘“There’s no gimmes. We found out last year the first two games,” coach Lindy Ruff said after practice Sunday morning in HSBC Arena. “You’ve got to be ready to put the work in. You have to keep driving home the point that with the parity in this league, if you’re not ready to do the little things and commit to being strong away from the puck and strong with it, any team can beat any other team.”’