‘“Some guys sit for lack of effort, for lack of a few things,” Nolan said. “With Ristolainen it’s none of the above. His hockey intelligence, his wanting to, his willing to, is all there. Just sometimes with young kids, especially the year that we’re having, you put them in that tough situation game after game after game, it wears on anybody.”’
Mentally fatigued, Ristolainen sits
Source: Buffalo News