‘”A ton of respect for him, obviously, coaching against him, and then actually coaching him in a couple Olympics, where you really get to see what a player is all about when you’re behind the bench, you’re in practice with them,” said Ruff during his weekly appearance on the “Jeremy and Joe Show” on WGR. “I think he’s an example of how he was able to change his game and become a player that was able to score a lot of goals down low, or tip goals, screen goals, rebound goals.”‘