Lindy Ruff joins Rangers’ coaching staff
Dallas Stars head coach Lindy Ruff looks up at the scoreboard behind center Gemel Smith (46) and center Mark McNeill (38) during the first period of an NHL hockey against the Colorado Avalanche game in Dallas, Saturday, April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Credit: AP / LM Otero
The Rangers named former Sabres and Stars head coach Lindy Ruff an assistant coach, replacing Jeff Beukeboom. Ruff, who emerged as a front-runner for the position in the last few weeks, went to the Stanley Cup Finals with the Sabres in 1999 and won the Jack Adams Coach of the Year award after the 2006-2007 season.
Laura Albanese is the Mets beat writer for Newsday. She's been covering MLB since 2014 after starting at Newsday as an intern seven years earlier.
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