Lindy Ruff
Todd McLellan's San Jose Sharks fell in the first round of the playoffs this year and he suffers from a perception that he's a coach past his best-before date.
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There's nothing you can do ... In his case it was an emergency and he had to leave.
Kaleta just can't hit anybody anymore. He can't ... Every time he hits somebody it's a penalty.
A lot of our goals that he's created have come from our D-zone faceoffs, where they've been able to play in their end a little bit and obviously come out of our end with speed and creativityMore quotes »
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With the 2011-12 Buffalo Sabres ending in disappointment and after a few weeks for us to gather our thoughts, it's time for us to issue our report cards on the season. Over the next few weeks, we'll grade every player that wore a Buffalo Sabres uniform i from Die By The Blade Read more »
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Vigneault skates on thin ice
Like the expiration date on a milk carton, there is a best-before date on most NHL head coaches, unless you're Lindy Ruff or Barry Trotz. Five years is often considered an excellent run before things can turn sour. The popular theory is that like the dai from Regina Leader-Post Read more »
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Vancouver Canucks' coach Alain Vigneault's days could be numbered
VANCOUVER — Like the expiration date on a milk carton, there is a best-before date on most NHL coaches, unless you’re Lindy Ruff or Barry Trotz. Five years is often considered an excellent run before things can turn sour. The popular theory is that like from The Province Daily News Read more »
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Lindy Ruff: Fourteen Years and Counting
By the time he had pulled himself out of the bar stool and into the street, it had stopped raining. It was spring. Most of the snow had melted away, at least for now, and that mid-April optimism of warmer days and more sunshine and hockey playoffs were l from SB Nation Read more »
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Leino added his voice to chorus
Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff called it a positive when Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek questioned the coach's methods in season-ending interviews. So I imagine they were giddy to see Ville Leino's remarks in Sunday's News. Leino's suggested that Ruff misused p from Buffalo News Read more »
