Devils' DeBoer sees nightly value from Ruutu

NJ.com takes a look at the New Jersey Devils' acquisition of Tuomo Ruutu, who himself isn't satisfied with the way he's playing.

“I have more to give for sure. The first thing is right now, to be honest, I’m only thinking if we’re going to make the playoffs or not. I want to make the playoffs and right now I don’t really care how much I score. At the same time, I think I can produce more and I think I can play better.”

His coach sees both sides of the coin for Ruutu now.

"The one thing about him is, at the very least, even on an off night, he’s going to bring energy and physical play,” Pete DeBoer said. “He’s going to finish hits, he’s going to be hard to play against. That’s the bare minimum even on a bad night. You get at least that. I think that’s what’s valuable about him.

“We know he’s not to score every night or create offense every night. I think he can do more than he’s done lately, and I think he agrees with that. But it’s never for lack of effort. That’s a good thing from a coaching point of view.”

Source: Randy Miller, NJ.com