‘“Robby was a really good skater,” said John Van Boxmeer, Ray’s coach with the Rochester Americans. “He had really good speed. At 220 pounds, he could hit you. There’s a lot of players that are fighters that all they can do is if somebody cheap shots a player on their team, they can go out and fight. But Ray would agitate the opposition – “He’d run over you all night long and guys would go after him,” Van Boxmeer said – and create ice time for the Sabres’ skill players.’