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 line night team weird
I thought when the game was on the line we were the better team on a night when a lot of weird things happened.
battle biggest game message win
It is a big game and it would be a big win for us. The message is, we've got to give them the biggest battle we can give them.
compared danny faster game happening ways
I thought Danny was OK. Compared to practice, things are happening faster out there. As the game went on he got better, but he still has a ways to go.
allowed coming defensive key period plays power statement third trying win
I thought coming out in the third period we really set the tone. We made a statement that we were trying to go after it. We went after it hard. We got some key saves, some key defensive plays that allowed our power play to win the game.
beat both ended front huge marty puck pushed ryan screen shot sound
I thought both of them were very good. I thought Marty had a very sound game, made a lot of big saves. Ryan had one screen shot beat him that he didn't see at all, and then a huge scrum in front of the net, where the puck ended up getting pushed over. He was very good.
fatigue game giving worry
I thought about giving him another start, but I thought there was fatigue in Marty's game and, with fatigue, you worry about getting hurt.
adjust group guys happening mistakes players surprised talented worried worry
I think you adjust with the players you have. I think we're a talented group that's surprised a lot of people. For myself, I just let those guys play - not worry so much about the little mistakes in the game, more worried about the things that are happening all the time.
chances five good great played six third
We played a good third period. We probably had five or six real good chances when we had them on their heels, we had some great opportunities.
composure handle minutes played pressure strong
We played 40 real strong minutes then didn't show a lot of composure in the third. We didn't handle the pressure very well.
lines stick
I think that we're getting there, ... Those are two lines that could stick for a while.
against monumental task team
I think we're going to rebound. Will it be Friday? I hope, but it's a monumental task against a team that's going really well.
bit challenged deck hit
If you're going to go low, show a little bit of guts. If you're challenged by another guy, don't hit the deck again.
cost definitely experience looked odd served strength team
If you looked at it, you could say our team lacked regular-season experience going into the year. Our strength has been our youth. At odd times it has cost us, but it's definitely served us very well.
absolute best deserve head knee players playoffs shot
If you go knee on knee and take a shot at the guy's head at the same time, you don't deserve to be in the game. We're going to the playoffs and you take out one of our best players because you couldn't take a hit. That's an absolute joke.