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...
chances five good great played six third
We played a good third period. We probably had five or six real good chances when we had them on their heels, we had some great opportunities.
composure handle minutes played pressure strong
We played 40 real strong minutes then didn't show a lot of composure in the third. We didn't handle the pressure very well.
defend goes team
We're a team that goes after it. We're going to play our style. It's all about what we want to do and get them to try to defend us.
front intense looking spots three
Up front you're looking at two or three spots up for grabs. There should be some pretty intense battles.
burned mistakes
You make mistakes and you're going to get burned - and we got burned.
adapt edge leading standards
We want to adapt to the new standards and be on the leading edge of that,
careless chances forty giving good last
We were a little careless in our own zone, giving them some good chances in the first (period). We really bounced back in the last forty minutes.
consult doctors exactly precaution
We don't know for sure. It could be part of the concussion, and as a precaution we wanted to keep him out. He said he didn't feel right, so we didn't want to take any chances. Let's have the doctors consult over it and find out exactly what it is.
both playoffs situation tough trying
We want to keep them both ready, but it's a tough situation going into the playoffs trying to play both.
explain guys lost number stand tough
It would be tough to stand here and explain to you guys how they had our number if we had lost tonight.
explain guys lost number stand tough
It would've been tough to stand here and explain to you guys why they had our number if we would've lost again. It's satisfying.
cheap game shot
It was unfortunate we got done in by a cheap shot at the end of the game by Tucker.
tempo
The tempo we want to play at, he's able to pinch, he's able to get back; he has that mobility.
looking motion puck range shooting taylor week
He's shooting the puck pretty well. The range of motion and everything's good. Taylor I would put in the day-to-day category, but you're probably looking more at a week to 10 days.