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...
condition danny good hoping react settle taking whatever
Danny we're just taking day by day, and his condition really hasn't changed. We're just hoping with the injection he had that he'll react good to it and this inflammation, or whatever it is, will settle down.
adversity battle cards dealt last message tough until
They just never quit. They battle through adversity. The message is when you're dealt tough cards you give it your all and you go until the last whistle.
acted advantage early great took
The more they acted like idiots, the more we wanted to play. But we took advantage of some early plays, and they were great plays, but nothing to go down that road.
kept seeing
He's seeing doctors, and we'll see where we'll go. In all likelihood, we feel it's that direction. That's why we've kept him out.
faith ownership
I'm very appreciative from ownership all the way down, the faith they've shown,
adversity battle resilience
They just never quit. They battle through adversity and don't quit. ... Again, we demonstrated a lot of resilience and made enough plays.
decisions fully loves process recovery tough
Any goaltender loves to play for his country, but I fully understand. I know how tough those decisions are. Don didn't know about the recovery process or how long it was going to take. He had to make a decision.
goes guy ready respect wants
I didn't like it. I have no respect for a guy when he goes after a knee. If he wants to play like that, he'd better be ready to respond.
dominated great marty played second shut totally
The way we played in the second was the way they played in the third. They totally dominated and got us on our heels. It was great to see Marty shut the door.
dead either halfway
Either we get it done or we don't get it done, ... Either we're dead right or we're dead wrong. I don't think there's a halfway point.
good size
He's got good size and good speed, but he's got to do something with it,
fine nerve outside shot stung walking
That shot stung the nerve on the outside of the knee, which numbs the whole leg. But he's walking fine now and will be able to play.
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.
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.