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...
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.
dominated period totally
We totally dominated the game. If it wasn't for their goaltending in the first period they should have been down 5-0.
allowed penalties took
We took the penalties that allowed them to have the five-on-three.
advantage break chances game gave good situations sure taken took
We took advantage of every break we got. We took advantage of our odd-numbered situations that we haven't previously taken advantage of in Game 3 and Game 4. The good chances they gave us, we made sure we finished. We made sure that we got them down when we had the opportunity.
advantage break took
We took advantage of every break we got.
knee seen took
Suspend him. Get him out of the game. He went after his head. He took his knee out. I've seen enough of him. It's a joke.
building energy full game players playoff tremendous
That energy from having the building full is a tremendous advantage. Players get jacked up. The energy in the building is like a playoff game for the most part. They like the way we're playing.
area ownership stepped sudden team tom viable western york
I think all of a sudden there is some stability. Tom stepped in and said he's going to keep the team in western New York and that he's going to try to make it a viable proposition here. There was a lot of speculation that if there was no ownership the team may leave. And I don't think that's one thing this area can afford.
bring case decided foot guess hope seven somebody utilize
His foot was swelled up and we just decided to keep him off. We hope not, but I guess that's a possibility, and in that case we may have to utilize seven defensemen or bring somebody up.
believe camp experience looking statement three
Camp for them is going to be very competitive for them. They all have experience now, and they all believe that they can be a No. 1. And I think they all think they can be our No. 1 this year, so we are looking for one, two or all three of them to make a big statement in camp.
great point pride says season
That's a great goal. If you want to point at any short-term goal, that's what we want to get to. A 100-point season says a lot. It's something we're going to take a lot of pride in.
execution finish lose mistakes plays strong
Execution wasn't our strong suit. We made enough mistakes to lose it, and didn't finish enough plays to win.
amount battle deserving key victory
The key to deserving the victory was the amount of battle we had in the penalty-kill situations.