319 Quotes by Lindy Ruff

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

I think it's a heck of an accomplishment. It's a mark nobody would have expected at the start of the year. ... It's something they should be proud of.

I think in the end, the right owner got the team. Somewhere in there, you've got to call it lucky.

It came down to the guys that are going the hardest. We had a five-on-three where I didn't like the determination. We had a three-on-one where we don't get a shot, and part of that was our decision making wasn't very good.

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

It is a big game and it would be a big win for us. The message is, we've got to give them the biggest battle we can give them.

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.

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 thought both of them were very good. I thought Marty had a very sound game, made a lot of big saves. Ryan had one screen shot beat him that he didn't see at all, and then a huge scrum in front of the net, where the puck ended up getting pushed over. He was very good.