Lindy Ruff Quotes (186 Quotes)

We took advantage of every break we got. We took advantage of our odd-numbered situations that we haven't previously taken advantage of in Game 3 and Game 4. The good chances they gave us, we made sure we finished. We made sure that we got them down when we had the opportunity.

We only had two odd-man rushes the whole night.

That's the creative touch that Daniel brings. We needed that tonight and we needed our big players, our offensive players, to step up.

Suspend him. Get him out of the game. He went after his head. He took his knee out. I've seen enough of him. It's a joke.

They've all had a pretty strong camp. In the scrimmages they've played extremely well at different times, but preseason is a more valuable time.

There's plays you're going to have to eliminate and plays you have to make. The players we're counting on are going to have to step up and make those plays.

J.P. returned but he has significant upper body discomfort. Both refs said they didn't see it.

We need to do more offensively, ... If we're better offensively it will relieve a little bit of the pressure on our goaltenders so that they don't always have to pitch a one-goal game for us to get points. Our penalty killing and defensive play has always been strong, so more offense and more consistent goaltending are the two areas we are looking to improve.

The key to deserving the victory was the amount of battle we had in the penalty-kill situations.

There's no quit in our team. Check our record, the number of games we've won when we've been down by a goal. You've got to give the guys credit. The number of guys we've had go out of the lineup at key times and the number of guys who have stepped up ... you've got to give every guy in that room credit for battling through adversity and doing it every night.

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.

At certain times, he's trying to do too much with the puck. He finished the season as our leading scorer. He wants dearly to be the guy that's being counted on. Through that, he's tried to make plays that turned into individual plays. It's nothing more than that.

He's in a battle. But in Tim's case he's really matured. He put the extra time in to get himself bigger, stronger. It really is about his career, and I think he's trying real hard to resurrect it.

We expected to be a good team, but nobody expects something like this.

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.

I want him suspended. I want him fined. I'll go to the hearing if I have to.

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.

You see it day in and day out. You may even see a little bit more focus and just talk about the little things, the good habits. You look at his play, he's been scoring big goals for us and killing penalties. And I think if you're going to talk it, you have to lead it. He's done both.

If it's positive, we want to get it done ASAP. The diagnosis looks like it's leaning toward sports hernia, and it should be confirmed (today). If that's the case we get him back to Montreal and have (the surgery) done.

Jochen is a lot closer to playing. He had a real good day Thursday and went through all the combative stuff and didn't feel any pain. Just from talking to him, I would think he's itching to go either today or Monday. We'll make sure with the doctor, who w

He thought he could finish. But when I watched the first one with him not wanting to go down, I could tell he was favoring it.

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.

He was good tonight. He looked very confident after missing most of training camp.

It would be tough to stand here and explain to you guys how they had our number if we had lost tonight.

Several of those players had very good camps, but we're limited on room. They're not easy decisions. When usually you go through the first round of cuts you're looking at second-tier guys. Some of these guys will definitely play (in the NHL).

In a long series, they're going to wear down all our old guys. I think our young guys can handle a long series. You look around at every playoff series, they're not decided in three games and they're usually not decided in four games. Not for a minute do I think a long series will hurt our team.

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.

I thought when the game was on the line we were the better team on a night when a lot of weird things happened.

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.

We're concerned. The first thing is his health.

I really thought in the last 40 minutes we controlled the majority of the play and got a good point. When you get a good point on the road, it's pretty well a job well done.

Everybody's schedule is tough. I think we have one of the toughest. I don't know if there's another team that plays 17 games in 30 days. But I think the advantage we have built in is we've utilized four lines. We've been a pretty balanced team when it comes to ice time.

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.

As soon as that last little bit of pain or whatever he's feeling leaves, he's gonna play.

They've done a tremendous job. It's a lot like here. Some of it is proximity. Rochester is right next door to us, and it really makes for a great working relationship.

That's unfortunate, probably the only mistake Miller made all night.

I thought it was awesome just to get back in the building and get the game day preparation going and the reaction from the fans. Once the fans got into it late in the second, you could feel the energy in the building.

While referring to Satan as a tremendous asset, ... But there was frustration. ... There were games I thought certain players could've made a difference and didn't make a difference.

It would've been tough to stand here and explain to you guys why they had our number if we would've lost again. It's satisfying.

After the second period we talked about that to be a good team we had to find ways to get back into games like this. And at the end of the night we deserved to win.

They've provided energy we've needed. You look at our lineup, I thought we just became little bit stale. They've injected some energy, some enthusiasm, a willingness to do things other players aren't capable of doing, and they're having fun playing.

They're probably talking about the hit and using the hit as motivation. I expect both teams to be physical ... we're up for every challenge. At the end of the game, our will has to exceed their will and the chips are going to fall where they may.

We missed too many opportunities. We didn't convert.

He's built for the game. He's got good tools at the back end and he's a very good defender. We've never given him a set role. He began to play well on the power play and he gained a lot of confidence from that. That confidence came from him knowing that he would be in the lineup night after night.

He wasn't out, but he wasn't there. I had a conversation with him and it was more like a conversation with myself.

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.

It was awesome. He talked about how he loves sports and going to hockey games. He thinks it's a great game in person.

We wanted to go on the playoffs on a roll. This was a big game for them (Carolina). We knew they'd be fired up. Our challenge was to keep the shifts short and make sure we could maintain a good pace in the game. Our puck movement was excellent, we skated real well and took advantage of several turnovers.

That's a tough loss. That means he won't play in the Olympics.

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.