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...
continue energy grind level team
We have to continue to grind away. The energy level of our team isn't great. We're mucking through it.
When challenged, he was flopping around like a half-dead fish.
expect family full
My family and myself would like to say a big thanks. We really expect her to have a full recovery.
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.
ask key miller needed saves
Miller made the key saves when we needed him. That's all you can ask of him.
extra happen second took
We made a lot of things happen real slow. We always took the extra second to shoot.
We're concerned. The first thing is his health.
cuts definitely easy good guys limited looking players round several
Several of those players had very good camps, but we're limited on room. They're not easy decisions. When usually you go through the first round of cuts you're looking at second-tier guys. Some of these guys will definitely play (in the NHL).
child deal positive special
She's very positive about the whole thing. It's incredible. Every child you have is different. They deal with things differently. She's a special child.
talked until
No, no. We haven't talked about that. Until you're in, you're not in.
quit
There's no quit in this team. You can't get much hotter.
adversity battling check credit games guys key number quit room stepped won
There's no quit in our team. Check our record, the number of games we've won when we've been down by a goal. You've got to give the guys credit. The number of guys we've had go out of the lineup at key times and the number of guys who have stepped up ... you've got to give every guy in that room credit for battling through adversity and doing it every night.
further games intensity lots prepare types
There's lots of intensity in those games. Those types of games prepare you for going even further on.