He is very Ruff-like in the thirds. I agree, this is something to watch and see if he changes his approach as the season goes on. If he considers tonight's Alamo Mode failure a fluke, I wouldn't blame him thanks to Larry's broken stick. Still...
I'm not sure what to think about Linus, yet. He looks...better..? Two games, though. It's hard to tell. That one that went in over his shoulder was the Linus of last year.
As for the shootout? Naw.