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Ruutu making bigger impact

By By Jim Wilkie
NHL Insider

Monday, February 23, 2004

Here's a glimpse at some interesting news and notes around the NHL from the weekend. Ruutu starting to get it Tuomo Ruutu hasn't been the Calder Trophy candidate he was trumped up to be before the season started, but lately he's been having a bigger impact for the Chicago Blackhawks. Ruutu Surgery to repair torn knee ligaments last year likely kept him from being as effective as he thought he could be, and that minus-25 so far this season shows the 21-year-old still has a lot to learn abo ...

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