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...
credit gotta ready staying
You gotta give him a lot of credit for being ready and staying ready.
dead either halfway
Either we get it done or we don't get it done, ... Either we're dead right or we're dead wrong. I don't think there's a halfway point.
few games gods hockey
Big sense of relief. In these games the hockey gods have to be with you. You have to get a few bounces.
early game minutes notice penalties puck taking talked team teams turn
Every game we play, every team we play, we've talked that teams are gunning for us. The first 15 minutes they may not even try to score. They're saying, 'Let's not turn the puck over, let's not give them any chances.' You notice teams aren't taking any penalties early in the game.
bit feeling gonna last pain soon whatever
As soon as that last little bit of pain or whatever he's feeling leaves, he's gonna play.
broke broken easier few good home
The good part is that it was broke up by getting home for a day before Toronto, and now home for a few more days. It's now been broken down to a one-game trip, so it's a lot easier to digest.
earlier happened lose refuse saying
We had a saying earlier in the year, refuse to lose two in a row. And it hasn't happened very often.
win
We just play to win games. If that's Marty, then it'll be Marty. If it's Ryan, then it'll be Ryan.
missed
We missed too many opportunities. We didn't convert.
continue energy grind level team
We have to continue to grind away. The energy level of our team isn't great. We're mucking through it.
both great played saves
Both goaltenders made great saves in the game, Dom just made more. From where I was standing, he was the difference. I thought he played great. He made great saves.
case egg four given great ham kept number score three win
We've had a great case of ham and egg this year. When the goaltending has given up three or four we've scored the right number to win a game, and when we haven't been able to score too much our goaltenders have kept them down to one or two.
both good league six taking teams
We've had six (penalties) both nights, which I think is very good under the new terms. You look around the league there's been 12, 14. Teams are taking that many penalties, and we don't want to be in that category.
defense difference legs several skated tonight underneath
Tonight I thought we got our legs back underneath us, we really skated well. Our defense were in on several of our goals, I thought that made the difference in the game.