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...
carried maybe needed
Maybe Jochen needed to be carried off the ice, and then that's a suspension. That's sad, but maybe that's what it is.
cautious easy hard maybe player pull qualms scenario worked
Maybe another player would have called it a day already, but he worked hard and had no qualms about getting back in there again. Some players, it would be an easy scenario to pull back. He's not that cautious guy.
consult doctors exactly precaution
We don't know for sure. It could be part of the concussion, and as a precaution we wanted to keep him out. He said he didn't feel right, so we didn't want to take any chances. Let's have the doctors consult over it and find out exactly what it is.
both playoffs situation tough trying
We want to keep them both ready, but it's a tough situation going into the playoffs trying to play both.
adapt edge leading standards
We want to adapt to the new standards and be on the leading edge of that,
certain counted dearly finished guy individual leading plays season tried trying turned wants
At certain times, he's trying to do too much with the puck. He finished the season as our leading scorer. He wants dearly to be the guy that's being counted on. Through that, he's tried to make plays that turned into individual plays. It's nothing more than that.
fired gave momentum trade
A big trade like that gave them a lot of momentum right off the bat. I thought they were pretty fired up.
acted advantage early great took
The more they acted like idiots, the more we wanted to play. But we took advantage of some early plays, and they were great plays, but nothing to go down that road.
miss
It's a big hit. He's a game-breaker and we're going to miss him.
game goals miss scores
It's a big hit. Danny's a game breaker. He scores big goals at big times. We're going to miss him.
based brought ethic respect work
It's based on what they've brought to our team: their leadership; work ethic on and off the ice; the respect of their teammates,
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.