'"It's a big deal. We'll just have to see how it pans out," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Thursday from Montreal prior to beating the Canadiens. "The best player, obviously, is Thornton. But there's a lot of teams out there relying on a lot of good players instead of one line or one individual to carry the team. (The Bruins) have been struggling, and they did something of pretty good proportions to shake things up."'