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...
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.
four great last minutes played rookie third trying
I was trying to get him the last one, and why not? He's a rookie who's played very well for us. He'd only played about four minutes going into the third period, so it was great to see him get it.
last played rookie trying
I was trying to get him the last goal. Why not? He's a rookie that's played very well for us, an important piece.
beat believes guy room
I think every guy in that room believes we can beat them.
guys heads held last points proud
Our guys have done an unbelievable job. To get 16 of our last 18 points is something to be proud of. Their heads should be held high.
guys looked punched sweat upstairs
Our guys upstairs said right away that it looked like he punched it in but I still think you have to sweat it out because you never know what's going to happen.
call owner somewhere
I think in the end, the right owner got the team. Somewhere in there, you've got to call it lucky.
came decision guys
It came down to the guys that are going the hardest. We had a five-on-three where I didn't like the determination. We had a three-on-one where we don't get a shot, and part of that was our decision making wasn't very good.
game line night team weird
I thought when the game was on the line we were the better team on a night when a lot of weird things happened.
battle biggest game message win
It is a big game and it would be a big win for us. The message is, we've got to give them the biggest battle we can give them.
compared danny faster game happening ways
I thought Danny was OK. Compared to practice, things are happening faster out there. As the game went on he got better, but he still has a ways to go.
allowed coming defensive key period plays power statement third trying win
I thought coming out in the third period we really set the tone. We made a statement that we were trying to go after it. We went after it hard. We got some key saves, some key defensive plays that allowed our power play to win the game.
beat both ended front huge marty puck pushed ryan screen shot sound
I thought both of them were very good. I thought Marty had a very sound game, made a lot of big saves. Ryan had one screen shot beat him that he didn't see at all, and then a huge scrum in front of the net, where the puck ended up getting pushed over. He was very good.
fatigue game giving worry
I thought about giving him another start, but I thought there was fatigue in Marty's game and, with fatigue, you worry about getting hurt.