If I could ask Lindy Ruff one question about the 2016-17 season, it would probably be why he kept scratching Adam Cracknell. But if I got a follow up instead of getting escorted out of the scrum, I’d ask why he kept trying to make the pairing of Esa Lindell and John Klingberg happen. I would even resist the urge to quote Mean Girls. (Stop trying to make fetch happen!)
But honestly, my biggest criticism of Esa Lindell is Lindy Ruff. Well, Lindy Ruff’s usage of Esa Lindell.
Because Lindell really isn’t the problem with Lindell, who played like a solid second line defenseman this season.