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...
defense dumped favor puck turning
They dumped the puck in religiously. They had our defense going back for the puck all night. When we had the puck, we did them a favor by turning the puck over.
close dig kept passing shooting until
You don't want to dig a hole. We kept it close until late, but our passing was awful, and our shooting was worse.
coming create guys playing sitting staring
You don't want to create undue pressure, but the pressure's coming from the guys that are playing around him, ... I don't think if you were sitting there staring at the stats you would feel comfortable.
apology call distinct five guy judge kicked kicking lasted league reviews seconds sure took type understand video
It's a distinct kicking motion. It was kicked in, and I'm sure we'll get an apology from the league on it. We've had reviews that lasted five minutes. That took two seconds and the guy kicked it in? Come on, I don't understand how a video judge here can make that type of call when it's that distinct.
affect keeps reason seemed
It really hasn't seemed to affect him, so if he keeps going the way he has been, I don't see any reason to get him out there between games.
bad game great lose win
It's a great way to win a game and a real bad way to lose one.
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.
emotion emotions playoff situation spill start three
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.
number special talented team
This is the most talented team that I've coached. You can see it in the special teams, you can see it in the number of points.