‘General manager Kevyn Adams and owner Terry Pegula rehired Ruff to bring structure and accountability to the Sabres after the club took a step backward. There’s a different level of intensity and competition to training camp with Ruff in charge. A different voice and approach behind the bench won’t matter, though, if the building blocks of the team – Dahlin, Tage Thompson, Dylan Cozens, Alex Tuch, Mattias Samuelsson and Owen Power – don’t deliver on the promise and production that led most to sign long-term contracts with Buffalo.’