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...
call owner somewhere
I think in the end, the right owner got the team. Somewhere in there, you've got to call it lucky.
improved throughout year
He improved throughout the whole year and was a gamebreaker for them.
bitter game hell start
I thought we did a hell of a job. From the start of the game to the bitter end, the desperation was there.
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.
lines stick
I think that we're getting there, ... Those are two lines that could stick for a while.
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.
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.
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.
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.
adversity battle feeling stronger
Adversity is only going to make you stronger if you can battle through it. I really thought he had a strong game. You got the feeling he was under control.
looking motion puck range shooting taylor week
He's shooting the puck pretty well. The range of motion and everything's good. Taylor I would put in the day-to-day category, but you're probably looking more at a week to 10 days.
early game minutes notice penalties puck taking talked team teams turn
Every game we play, every team we play, we've talked that teams are gunning for us. The first 15 minutes they may not even try to score. They're saying, 'Let's not turn the puck over, let's not give them any chances.' You notice teams aren't taking any penalties early in the game.
five game goal greatly guys night skate stand
Every night it's highlight-reel goal after highlight-reel goal. You'll get to see probably five a night in our league. And the guys that can skate are the guys who stand out. I think the game has greatly improved.
beat believes guy room
I think every guy in that room believes we can beat them.