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...
extra happen second took
We made a lot of things happen real slow. We always took the extra second to shoot.
control message quality sent shown ton
We've shown a ton of grit, a ton of character. We didn't have a lot of quality chances, but we got in control play. We sent a message that we were going to come, we were going to be relentless.
five last offensive three turned won zone
We've won three of our last five now. They've kind of turned the corner. Our play, our tempo, our offensive zone play is back.
defensive game good offensive seen standpoint together
This was as good a game as I've seen us put together from an offensive standpoint and defensive standpoint.
confident gem hidden level
We really feel we've got a hidden gem if we can get him back to that level that he was at the end of '03-04. I'm confident that we can get him there.
came controlled hoping minutes needed tone weather
I was hoping to weather the first 10 minutes but we came out and controlled play and did the things we needed to do to set the tone for the game.
bit hard
I think he's pressing a bit little right now, but I really like how hard he's working, where he's skating, where he's going,
prove wants
I think he wants to prove that he could have been that guy.
game good saves today
I think his game has come around. Going into the playoffs, you have to have good saves and today we got good saves.
lifts psyche
I think it would've been a very big disappointment if we didn't win. You don't know what (a loss) would've done to the psyche of a young team. But to win, that lifts everybody.
benefit camp couple few fresh late looks maybe poor reliable training weeks
I think maybe the benefit was him getting the couple weeks off late in the year. He looks as fresh as training camp to me. He's been solid, he's been quick, just very reliable and very few poor decisions.
cheap dirtiest hit known low shot
I thought it was cheap, I thought he went low at the knees. It may not be the dirtiest hit ... but he didn't have to go low. He's known for that. He's a cheap shot artist.
awesome building energy fans game late reaction
I thought it was awesome just to get back in the building and get the game day preparation going and the reaction from the fans. Once the fans got into it late in the second, you could feel the energy in the building.
fans great sign star team wave
I thought it was great idea, just to give the fans a wave and just a sign that it's been the team all year, and it really was the team as the first star tonight.