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...
overcome support tough
That part has got to better. They've had some tough times. We've been able to overcome some of those times. Right now, we haven't been able to, but we got to be able to support them better at times like this too. That's it for me, thanks.
fine nerve outside shot stung walking
That shot stung the nerve on the outside of the knee, which numbs the whole leg. But he's walking fine now and will be able to play.
category further sent
That one right there is in the concussion category already. He wasn't doing well even at the end of the game, and we've sent him for further examination.
deserve determined difference encourage guys hard playing push room somebody
You really do get that feeling. Those guys in that room deserve a lot of credit. They push each other. They encourage each other. They're hard on each other at times. But they like playing with each other. Those guys are determined to have somebody make a difference every night.
defense dumped favor puck turning
They dumped the puck in religiously. They had our defense going back for the puck all night. When we had the puck, we did them a favor by turning the puck over.
close dig kept passing shooting until
You don't want to dig a hole. We kept it close until late, but our passing was awful, and our shooting was worse.
coming create guys playing sitting staring
You don't want to create undue pressure, but the pressure's coming from the guys that are playing around him, ... I don't think if you were sitting there staring at the stats you would feel comfortable.
number special talented team
This is the most talented team that I've coached. You can see it in the special teams, you can see it in the number of points.
decisions fully loves process recovery tough
Any goaltender loves to play for his country, but I fully understand. I know how tough those decisions are. Don didn't know about the recovery process or how long it was going to take. He had to make a decision.
contest eddie far worse
As far as mishandling the puck, it was a contest between Eddie and Marty, and I think Eddie was worse than Marty,
attitude desire fearless full guy ice keeps nights player straight teams trouble
As a team, there's nights when you need his enthusiasm, you need that desire to go through anybody. His fearless attitude on the ice is something that keeps other teams on their toes. There's nights you just can't have another player do that. He's full bore, straight ahead, and the first guy there when there's trouble for any of his teammates.
gotta overcome team tough
As a team we've gotta be better. That part's gotta be better, too. They've had some tough times. We've been able to overcome some of those times. Right now we haven't.
dominated great marty played second shut totally
The way we played in the second was the way they played in the third. They totally dominated and got us on our heels. It was great to see Marty shut the door.
games good help moved people perceive player rest type ups win
Some people may perceive it as he's moved down the ladder, but he's had a good season. He's had his ups and downs. I still think he's progressing as a player. He's the type of player who will help us win games the rest of the way.