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...
goal great key time
He scored a great goal at a key time for us.
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.
guy marty quite
He wasn't quite there. We were working hard, and every guy was pressing. ... I need Marty to press, too.
conversation
He wasn't out, but he wasn't there. I had a conversation with him and it was more like a conversation with myself.
confident good looked missing training
He was good tonight. He looked very confident after missing most of training camp.
looked strong
He was strong for us, and looked comfortable.
control gave saw totally
He was solid. He saw everything and was totally under control. He gave us momentum.
couple few knocked ran
He was noticed. He ran over a few bodies. He knocked Fitzpatrick down a couple times.
best ice player quality time
He didn't get the quality ice time of some of our players, but he made the best of the ice time he did get. I thought he was our best player on the ice in the first period.
couple game lucky win
He can win a game by himself. They got a couple of lucky bounces, but he made the difference.
explain free ride
He just got a free ride on the whole play. I can't explain it and nobody's going to be able to explain it to me.
until
He just doesn't feel right. Until we get him through that, he won't be skating.
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.