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...
confident good looked missing training
He was good tonight. He looked very confident after missing most of training camp.
looked strong
He was strong for us, and looked comfortable.
control gave saw totally
He was solid. He saw everything and was totally under control. He gave us momentum.
couple few knocked ran
He was noticed. He ran over a few bodies. He knocked Fitzpatrick down a couple times.
best ice player quality time
He didn't get the quality ice time of some of our players, but he made the best of the ice time he did get. I thought he was our best player on the ice in the first period.
couple game lucky win
He can win a game by himself. They got a couple of lucky bounces, but he made the difference.
explain free ride
He just got a free ride on the whole play. I can't explain it and nobody's going to be able to explain it to me.
until
He just doesn't feel right. Until we get him through that, he won't be skating.
amount chances easy frustrated hack key missing stayed
Just to go in there and hack away at it is the key to that goal. And we stayed with it. It was easy to get frustrated after missing the amount of chances we missed. ... Just keep grinding, keep working.
harder involved looking pushing start
J.P.'s looking real good. I like the way he's skating. We're going to start pushing him harder and harder, get him involved in more stuff.
body both returned
J.P. returned but he has significant upper body discomfort. Both refs said they didn't see it.
achievement expected heck mark nobody proud start
I think it's a heck of an accomplishment. It's a mark nobody would have expected at the start of the year. ... It's something they should be proud of.
bit determined developing extremely leadership ok pay players size type
He was determined to make players pay the price. He used his size extremely well. We look for that type of leadership from him. ... It's developing into a little bit of a war, which is OK with our team.
goal great key time
He scored a great goal at a key time for us.