‘“I think everyone is intrigued,” Ruff said of his team’s No. 1 draft pick during a pre-camp news conference in First Niagara Center. “He’s had an elite year at junior. He’s got very good hands, is a very good playmaker. Now you take that to a level where you’re going to play against even stronger competition, bigger bodies, guys that are heavier on the puck, that compete at a stronger level.”’