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...
against happy played
We're not happy with the way we've played against them, there's no disguising that. We need to make a statement.
guy hits hurt ice ready seen tremendous warned wits
We've warned our guys. He's a guy that you can burn, but he can hurt you if you don't have your wits about you when he's on the ice because he's going to come running, and if you're not ready for it . . . I've seen some tremendous hits out of him this year.
fortunate found game push room
We're fortunate to come out of here with two points, but it's a game we found a way to win. That room always responds. You know when you push them what you're going to get.
bit continue four guys keeping lines playoffs position rolling
We'll continue to play the way we have been, rolling all four lines and keeping the same guys in the lineup. We want to be in a position where we go into the playoffs with a bit of momentum.
glad lose
We were nervous. We thought we may lose him, but we were glad we didn't.
deep speed
We're deep on speed up front. That's the new game.
close inches yard
We're close now. If we were a yard away, we're inches away now.
good road ways win
We're a good road team, and we have to go out and win a road game. That would make a big statement. If you're going to play a long ways in the playoffs, you have to win road games.
good road win
We're a good road team, and we have to go out and win a road game.
awful close dig dug kept ourselves passing shooting tried until
We dug ourselves a hole, and we tried to dig ourselves out of it. We kept it close until late, but they didn't give up a lot. Our passing was awful and our shooting was worse.
aggressive chances gave maybe played scoring tremendous won
We really played a tremendous game. We gave up scoring chances because maybe we were a little too aggressive but that same aggressiveness won us a game.
allowed came careless game hang late opportunity penalty played skated tie took
We came out and played well, skated well, we generated a lot of opportunities, we just didn't finish. We let them hang around. We took a careless penalty late that allowed them the opportunity to tie the game up.
ball court defensive lead sure team tough
Typically, they're a very tough defensive team to play against. We'd like to make sure to get the lead and get the ball in their court to play our game.
cut knees lose low player wants
To lose a player like that, because he wants to go low and cut his knees out, that's a joke.