319 Quotes by Lindy Ruff

He's going to be a tremendous asset. He's well-respected. He's passionate about the game. From his practice habits to his workout habits to his preparation for the game, both on the ice and off the ice, no player can question his opinion.

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's been a main cog for us. When he's on the ice he makes things happen. He keeps getting better, and we need him to get better.

We mentioned that it looked like he was rattled and that we should get more pucks to the net.

We may, in the long run, get a lot more out of this stretch than you can imagine. And it may be the best thing going into the playoffs.

We may be developing some players that end up being good players on other teams because we just have too many right now.

He wasn't quite there. We were working hard, and every guy was pressing. ... I need Marty to press, too.

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

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