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...
game heck
It was a heck of a goal. It's part of what the game is about today, and it was tremendous.
focus team
I've got to focus on my team and how I want them to play and that's where it's all going to lie. I was emotional, he was emotional. I'm over it.
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It was a great team effort. Marty made the big saves when we needed them, and I thought we had some great support around him. Overall, that was as good a game as we've played all year long.
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It was a cheap shot, it was a knee on knee hit. He knocked our guy out of the lineup for several weeks.
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It was probably our longest streak of the year. We've had some good power plays that haven't gotten the job done, so when you finally get that one it gives your unit a lot of confidence.
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It's what our team's been about. It's a willingness for every individual to get dirty, every guy to take it to the hole and not have too many days off. Every guy has a tough night, but don't keep repeating it. He doesn't. He's a scrappy little skater. He's maintained a very high level of skating throughout the year. It's probably been his biggest asset.
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That line just grabbed the bull by the horns. They could have had four or five goals in the second period.
ask dealt people
It's something a lot of people have dealt with. Really, all we ask is that you say a prayer.
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Every night it's highlight-reel goal after highlight-reel goal. You'll get to see probably five a night in our league. And the guys that can skate are the guys who stand out. I think the game has greatly improved.
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Everybody's schedule is tough. I think we have one of the toughest. I don't know if there's another team that plays 17 games in 30 days. But I think the advantage we have built in is we've utilized four lines. We've been a pretty balanced team when it comes to ice time.
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The attention has been there for Crosby. That comes with being drafted No. 1 overall, Canada's pride and glory and certain people saying he's the next Gretzky.
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It makes for an interesting three days. You can have a lot of emotion spill over. Really, it's going to feel like the start of a playoff series, and not that often do you get that situation in our league.
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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,
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It's a big hit. He's a game-breaker and we're going to miss him.