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...
behind chance knock
We had a chance to knock him down behind the net. That play there was disappointing.
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.
guys hell night proud shows team win
I told the guys in there that this is a hell of an accomplishment, something they can be proud of. When you win on the road, it shows you have a team that competes night and night out.
great players puts rapport silence target whatever
It puts a target on you, but I think I have a great rapport with the players we have here now, ... We as a staff, myself included, we have to silence the critics. That's the way I look at it. If we don't, whatever happens, happens. We have something to prove. If we don't, we should take the blame.
frame length looking operation time
It's the same time frame as J.P., the two-month range. We're looking at the same operation and the same length of recovery.
plays pressure pull run speed stop
It still comes down to a speed game. You're not going to have a lot of time, especially on the rush, to stop up and make a lot of plays because that back pressure is going to run you over. So it'll be interesting in that sense. He still has to skate. You can't pull up and stickhandle.
type win
It's the type of win you have to muster up with the injuries.
area job needed win
It's the one area we've really been working on. We did a much better job tonight, and we needed it to win the game.
gambling legal wrong
It's part of our culture, and not necessarily hockey. There's nothing wrong with legal gambling . . . as long as it doesn't become a disease.
condition danny good hoping react settle taking whatever
Danny we're just taking day by day, and his condition really hasn't changed. We're just hoping with the injection he had that he'll react good to it and this inflammation, or whatever it is, will settle down.
both chosen chris danny determination guys help leadership mean tremendous
Danny and Chris were chosen for what they mean to the team, on and off the ice. Both guys show tremendous leadership and determination that will help lead our club.
amount certain extra goals key league numbers opportunity players plus situations special
The numbers say that the extra goals in the league have come from special teams, so you can look at it. We've got certain players that are key players, and they play the least amount of even-strength time, but they play the most amount of special-teams time. The opportunity to be a plus player in some of those situations isn't there.
creative danny defensive fashion needed offensive players step stepped touch
That's the creative touch that Danny brings, and we needed that tonight. We needed our big players to step up, and I thought they stepped up in a defensive fashion and an offensive fashion for us.
creative daniel needed offensive step tonight touch
That's the creative touch that Daniel brings. We needed that tonight and we needed our big players, our offensive players, to step up.