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...
endure gonna hurry pain sacrifice work
We're in no hurry to get them in the lineup to sacrifice their health. We're gonna work our way through this, and if we have to endure a little more pain we'll endure a little more pain.
confident gem hidden level
We really feel we've got a hidden gem if we can get him back to that level that he was at the end of '03-04. I'm confident that we can get him there.
extra happen second took
We made a lot of things happen real slow. We always took the extra second to shoot.
blow last minutes suffer
In the last two minutes of the first period, that's as big of a blow that you can suffer when you are in your building.
last played rookie trying
I was trying to get him the last goal. Why not? He's a rookie that's played very well for us, an important piece.
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.
guys heads held last points proud
Our guys have done an unbelievable job. To get 16 of our last 18 points is something to be proud of. Their heads should be held high.
bit feeling gonna last pain soon whatever
As soon as that last little bit of pain or whatever he's feeling leaves, he's gonna play.
change contact doctors feels last wants week
He's doing better. He's on his way back to Buffalo, and he feels better. We had contact with him yesterday, and he wants to see our doctors to see when he can get back skating. That's a big change from last week where he wasn't doing so well.
lifts psyche
I think it would've been a very big disappointment if we didn't win. You don't know what (a loss) would've done to the psyche of a young team. But to win, that lifts everybody.
until
He just doesn't feel right. Until we get him through that, he won't be skating.
contact mean program resume severe time week
He's been put on the concussion program again, but the first one was so severe I think the program may go longer. There's no set time on when he can be back or when he can even resume practice. Symptom-free for a week doesn't necessarily mean he can have contact again. That could take weeks.
bite chance
I thought that chance was going to come back to bite us, but it didn't.
conversation
He wasn't out, but he wasn't there. I had a conversation with him and it was more like a conversation with myself.