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...
best good indication player plays role seen small start wonder work
When you take what was your best player out of the lineup for a long time, you start to wonder how it's going to work when he comes back. I think we've seen a good indication what it's done for our team, offensively ... He's small in stature, but big when it comes to the role he plays on the team.
along guy head hit worried
When you see a guy hit his head that hard, you're worried about one thing: a concussion. But he had nothing along that line.
forward liked shadow
We were a shadow of ourselves. I couldn't find one forward I liked tonight.
bench everybody hide saw stick
We benched him and his stick at the same time. Everybody on our bench saw it. You can't hide that.
fortunate found game push room
We're fortunate to come out of here with two points, but it's a game we found a way to win. That room always responds. You know when you push them what you're going to get.
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.
control message quality sent shown ton
We've shown a ton of grit, a ton of character. We didn't have a lot of quality chances, but we got in control play. We sent a message that we were going to come, we were going to be relentless.
five last offensive three turned won zone
We've won three of our last five now. They've kind of turned the corner. Our play, our tempo, our offensive zone play is back.
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.
change debating looking massive next
We're still debating a massive shake-up on all lines. We're looking to change probably all of them the next two games.
running stick
We're running out of forwards to stick back there.
against happy played
We're not happy with the way we've played against them, there's no disguising that. We need to make a statement.
guy hits hurt ice ready seen tremendous warned wits
We've warned our guys. He's a guy that you can burn, but he can hurt you if you don't have your wits about you when he's on the ice because he's going to come running, and if you're not ready for it . . . I've seen some tremendous hits out of him this year.