Confirmed with Link: Lindy Ruff named Head Coach, Press Conference at 1:00 PM EDT

[jd1970]

I question Lindy's sanity for wanting to work in palm tree-less Buffalo.
What was he ever th8nking?

 

[Chainshot]

I question Lindy's sanity for wanting to work in palm tree-less Buffalo.
What was he ever th8nking?

Maybe Brew-nette warned him that living in a place with palm trees would promote driving golf carts on real roads while drunk as a skunk?

 

[SharkInABoloTie]

Someone on the main boards was saying lindy was throwing adams under the bus lately. Any truth to this?

 

[Fjordy]

Someone on the main boards was saying lindy was throwing adams under the bus lately. Any truth to this?

I didn't see anything like that. It was just that Ruff didn't like our defense and that Jokiharju was sitting in the press box. But I wouldn't be surprised if Ruff kicks Adams out.

 

[Chainshot]

Lindy at their next practice?

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Ruff... If you can't grasp center, you gotta go to the wing (Thompson and Cozens)

https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/ruff-has-reached-his-limit-with-not-improving-on-defense

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Ruff works exclusively on Sabres' power play during Tuesday's practice Buffalo has dropped to 30th in the NHL with the extra man​

https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/ruff-works-exclusively-on-sabres-power-play-during-tuesdays-practice

 

[Sabre Dance]

Let’s see if he can turn this around.

 

[Jim Bob]

Sabres' Power owns 1st-period benching: 'I know that's on me'

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power understands why he was benched for the rest of the first period after Mika Zibanejad's game-opening tally in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers."I mean, it's pretty obvious," he said, according to The Buffalo News' Lance Lysowski. "I make two...

www.thescore.com

Power ended up with just 2:57 minutes of ice time in the opening frame, per The Buffalo News' Mike Harrington.

The 22-year-old rearguard wasn't the only player who rode the pine during the contest. Forward JJ Peterka saw just one shift in the second period.

"We turned the puck over too much," Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said. "We got to the blue line, turned it over, turned it over, turned it over. That is why some guys lost ice time."

He added, "Taking one or two shifts (away) up to this point hasn't worked. Sitting the odd guy out hasn't worked. The puck management, we've talked about that since the start of the year."

Ruff conceded he thought both players "really responded well" to their extended time watching from the bench.

"I know that's a culture change," he said.

Hopefully the guys learn soon...

 

[oldgoalie]

Sabres' Power owns 1st-period benching: 'I know that's on me'

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power understands why he was benched for the rest of the first period after Mika Zibanejad's game-opening tally in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers."I mean, it's pretty obvious," he said, according to The Buffalo News' Lance Lysowski. "I make two...

www.thescore.com

Hopefully the guys learn soon...

too late.

 

[Dubi Doo]

too late.

Yeah. It ain't turning the ship around. The young players are going through growing pains and learning bad habits while they lack support. Sucks, but this isnt something that can be solved with a benching. They need to revamp the defense and retool the top-6. They need veterans. The next GM needs to pick his core, and build around it. A retool could go a long way.

 

[ForsbergMoDo21]

too late.

For this season, most likely. For Power’s and Peterka in the long term? I disagree.

One of the lessons I learned from teaching is that you often don’t see the true effect you’re having on a student until much later. Years ago I helped a 10th grader who was failing my class regain her confidence and claw back to passing by focusing on her attitude and habits. Two years later she was a high honor roll student and off to college.

So I don’t believe this is entirely futile. As bad as the team is.

 

[oldgoalie]

For this season, most likely. For Power’s and Peterka in the long term? I disagree.

One of the lessons I learned from teaching is that you often don’t see the true effect you’re having on a student until much later. Years ago I helped a 10th grader who was failing my class regain her confidence and claw back to passing by focusing on her attitude and habits. Two years later she was a high honor roll student and off to college.

So I don’t believe this is entirely futile. As bad as the team is.

for this season, to reach the playoffs, is what I meant. I should have stated that.

 

[buffalowing88]

for this season, to reach the playoffs, is what I meant. I should have stated that.

To be fair, it's an act of actual insanity to even think about this team long-term at this point.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

My bold prediction is Lindy is off the bench and in the GM chair before the new year.

 

[Strummer53]

My bold prediction is Lindy is off the bench and in the GM chair before the new year.

I can live in that world

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

The roster is better*, but the results are worse. Ruff's hiring was another failure from the Pegula/Adams Wrecking Crew.

(* not an endorsement of Adams)

 

[ValJamesDuex]

If they make Lindy the fall guy or he decides to retire, the FIRST person I see if I can get at the end of the season is Mike Peca.

I don't see Lindy a quitter unless it's for health reasons, plus I'm sure he wants to be paid in full for his retirement ranch in Montana