Lindy Ruff
Lindy Ruff
Lindy Cameron Ruffis a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Ruff is the current head coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. During his playing career, Ruff played in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers. Ruff was previously the head coach of the Sabres from 1997 to 2013 and won the Jack Adams Award as Coach of the Year in 2006...
decided hard mentality needed playing tested work year
He had a whole year that tested his mentality playing the game. He decided he needed to work out hard and become stronger.
improved throughout year
He improved throughout the whole year and was a gamebreaker for them.
finished game yesterday
He finished the game with it, but after the game it started to swell up, and yesterday it got even worse.
absolute drove took video watch
He drove on Hecht, took out his knee, went after his head. It's a joke, an absolute joke. Watch the video and you'll see it.
club gave
He gave our club a lot of confidence.
bench everybody hide saw stick
We benched him and his stick at the same time. Everybody on our bench saw it. You can't hide that.
along guy head hit worried
When you see a guy hit his head that hard, you're worried about one thing: a concussion. But he had nothing along that line.
forward liked shadow
We were a shadow of ourselves. I couldn't find one forward I liked tonight.
grind rules stronger team
With the new rules he's going to score. Still, I'll take some of the grind and some of the front-of-the-net play that we have in our guys, and I think it's just made us a deeper, stronger team in that sense.
endure gonna hurry pain sacrifice work
We're in no hurry to get them in the lineup to sacrifice their health. We're gonna work our way through this, and if we have to endure a little more pain we'll endure a little more pain.
best good indication player plays role seen small start wonder work
When you take what was your best player out of the lineup for a long time, you start to wonder how it's going to work when he comes back. I think we've seen a good indication what it's done for our team, offensively ... He's small in stature, but big when it comes to the role he plays on the team.
difference guys
We're not going to play out of fear. Those guys can make a difference, and they've made a difference all year.
change debating looking massive next
We're still debating a massive shake-up on all lines. We're looking to change probably all of them the next two games.
running stick
We're running out of forwards to stick back there.