Lindy Ruff returns as Sabres head coach!
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 21 апр 2024
- In maybe the most interesting move the Sabres could have made at head coach, Lindy Ruff is back! Lindy returns to Buffalo for his second try at winning a Stanley Cup in Buffalo.
Sneaky Joe explains why this move, with so much emotion involved, is so polarizing. Joe also shares why he believes Lindy is a good hire, outside of the nostalgic reasons.
Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
🎧 link.chtbl.com/LOSabres?sid=Y...
Locked On NHL League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Prospects & More
🎧 linktr.ee/LockedOnNHL
Follow on Twitter: / sneakyjoesports
Follow the show on Twitter / lockedonsabres
#NHL #Sabres #buffalosabres
Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!
Monopoly GO!
Get in the game and join your friends. Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store or Google Pay. The mobile hit twist on classic MONOPOLY.
eBay Motors
For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.
Policygenius
Check life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonnhl to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.
Sleeper
Download the Sleeper App and use promo code LOCKEDONNHL to get up to a $100 match on your first deposit. Terms and conditions apply. See Sleeper’s Terms of Use for details.
Gametime
Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNHL for $20 off your first purchase.
FanDuel
FanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook. Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning GUARENTEED That’s A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS - win or lose! Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started.
FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) 
Спорт
Many will like it, many will hate it. With that being said, Lindy is the epitome of Buffalo. No one would want a cup for this city more than him. He definitely knows how to coach and he will get the most out of his players. You don’t perform? You don’t play. He brings passion and can be hot headed. The Sabres-Ottawa brawl where he was about to go after Brian Murray is legendary. Sure, it’s nostalgic but what a story it would be if Lindy brings respectability back to the Sabres..can you imagine if he got the Sabres to the cup? This city would go nuts..
I don't think many actually hate it and most are supportive of the hire. Lindy's track record and history with the Sabres speaks for itself. He took two different teams to levels we haven't seen since his departure. And the fact that he still owns a house and calls Buffalo home speaks volumes. We will NEVER have to question if our coach is 100% invested or not as Lindy wants a cup in Buffalo juust as much if not more than most fans. When you take into account his lengthy NHL career, spanning multiple decades... for him to say that his biggest regret ever was not winning one for RJ really says a lot. I liked Granato but he seems more suited as a developmental coach or an AHL coach as I think he lacked the ability to take the team to that next level. Lindy will bring accountability, structure and discipline. Also, the fact that he mentioned improving on faceoffs in his presser, shows me that the gears are already moving and he has been following the team even while employed in other markets. The guy is the 5th winningest coach in NHL history and that doesn't happen by chance.
At the beginning of the season I remember while head coach of the NJ Devils he cut a press conference shirt when he said something like “ let’s hurry this up the Bills play in a bit” he’s a true Buffalo guy
Thank you RJ hanging among the Hockey Gods for sending Buffalo hockey their favorite coaching son!!!!
LFG!!!!!!
Now all they need to do is bring back the goat head full time and this team will start to steam roll !!!
Lindy’s 2 biggest projects: Owen Power and Dylan Cozens.
Best decision the sabers made in 13 years
Devils had no goalies. Not long after Ruff was fired, they traded away their 2 goalies and got 2 new ones.
Old Sabres fans love him, going back to his rookie season. He wasn't the biggest or toughest but he had a presence, aggressive and never backed down. Maybe he can help find at least 2 players like him, because right now only Cozens has that spirit.
Brett Murray down in Rochester is a very good player like that except he has size to go with it. Cecconi is a physical defensive defense man who also has offensive talent but only uses it at smart times. Let a guy try to cut in front of our net with the puck... Cecconi will sit them down.
Too much talent on this team to not be great anymore. Take us home Lindy, we love you
I freaking love this!
I’m just wondering if GM KA had an open mind and interviewed several candidates to hear what they had to say rather than going in with a pre-conceived idea that Lindy was the one and only right guy for the job. In any event, I wish Lindy much success in his return to Buffalo.
More excited this offseason then last. Hello playoffs
Welcome Back Lindy! You been sorely missed.
Now get back to work and finish the job of bringing Lord Stanley to the Queen city!!!!
LFG!!!!!
Absolutely love this 100 percent perfect there was no random coach no one ever heard of they could bring in that would get us over the hump the reason why the Sabres will make the playoffs from here is because lindy will work them so much harder in practice and actually build there chemistry as a team. Get ready Sabres cuz practice is about to get a whole lot harder but in the end ... playoffs
Joe, I don't know if you were old enough to ever experience a Lindy Ruff led team. RJ retired and passed, and now we are bringing back another well known piece during a lot of RJ's iconic calls. I see this as a win/win because all the fans know Ruff well, and will likely do a 180 and be excited going into next season. The other win is the young team have no idea as they have never played under him. So this is a "new" coach to them. This is an absolute win for the Sabres.
I think the guy more excited than anyone in the locker room has gotta be tuchy. If I was him I would have a different kind of fire lit within me knowing im going to get to play under my childhood coach
Gonna be interesting to see the off season moves and his staffing picks
Lindy needs to hire Hasek, Ray, Peca, McKey...
I like what you said but efff Hasek
Lindy! Lindy! Lindy! 🎉
Put the ship in the right direction and whether we win the cup or not we'll be in a better place because of him
He's going to whip these boys. This team will be harder to play against. Results in more wins.
Ruff will get Owen no power to check someone
Owen Powerless
Owen powerless turns into Owen powerful after going on Lindys tren cycle
If Lindy keeps Matt Ellis on coaching staff I'm gonna lose it.
Bring in peca
No factor
seriously, guy couldnt score to save his life and thats who you want running the powerplay?. its like have Shaq coaching 3 point shooting.
Matt Ellis needs to have a ride to the bus station ...very quickly
Ellis is a great dude but should probably be in the AHL. I remember my mom told me back when he was playing, he came into the elementary school she worked at and signed autographs for all the kids. She said he was a really nice guy so I wish him the best but it is time to part ways.
I would only like more if they hired Gallant. Rod was never at option and Q shouldn’t coach ever again
I’m happy to have Lindy back
Mr. Ruff is a good coach, commendable record but why do we always hire someone with a connection to the Sabres? Other coaches good as well, outside the organization could provide a different perspective. Get over the nostalgia state of mind.
You didn’t watch the video did you?
If you’re not gonna watch the video and/or not understand the reasoning, do not make such a silly comment. Thanks.
Its silly not to have an experienced hockey president of operations(Lafontaine) and rely on K. Adams learing on the job. We gave up on Rienhard, Eichel, Montour, Ullman, Mitilstadt all in the payoffs!
No more speculating, guessing or trying to predict what will happen next!
You can talk all you want, this guy is the Best person for this job, WHY?
Because he's here NOW, so everyone needs to STFU and let it happen!
Not a chance. STFU? What kind of true fan is just going do that?
They fired Ruff becauise he wouldn't tank to get in the McDavid sweepstakes. Nolan was their scapegoat. I am SO EXCITED that Ruff is back! I am 49 YO and a Sabres fan since the 70's. I was born and raised in Buffalo. I haven't been this excited for October since Eichel was here. I can't wait to see what he is going to do with this team. Playoffs are a LOCK!! Yes I said it! the Sabres will make the playoffs in the 24-25 season!
I'm still pissed they let Lindy go in the first place.
Say what you will, at least the Sabres will be in shape.
Seriously, A lot of the Sabres players at the end of season interviews look like they barely work out ffs.
That won't fly under Ruff.
Early Last season when the Sabres played the Devils. I said now that’s how a powerplay is suppose to look as the Devils had fast crisp passes and answers to however the Sabres were positioned that lead to goals.
If Ruff simply brings a functioning power-play and some grit, this team will be in the playoffs
Love this hire!❤
Great. Now the Bills can bring back Wade Phillips
Love it man, this was the right move. If nothing else than for the story. If he gets them to the playoffs, what a freaking story.
typical buffalo mindset. the story alone doesnt make this the right move.
Stoked!!!
I'm more excited about the Sabres than the Bills this year
I love lindy getting back home!
But my concern is that there is so much presure now on the team, fanbase, management and organisation that it also feels like a very dangerous final grasp some how.
The sabres need to make the play offs, i mean this is it.
and i would feel very sorry for Lindy if it doesnt gonne work out for him or for the team.
For a true passionated and dedicated amazing coach Lindy doesnt deserve to end his carreer with faillure and dissapointment with the team he is so connected to.
You just dont fire him twice, he dont deserve that. But hey thats how the world works and we all know that.
I dont want to be to negative or disrespect the choice of bringing back Lindy but it just concerns me a little.
But mayb all those circumstances, the situation were all in, the hunger and desperation for results is just what we need to get fired up and show some good old blue and gold hockey again!
Lets go Buffalo!
Let's see what happens on the ice. In a meanwhile, get some veterans added to this lineup
This awesome lets go
Just what I wanted
I remember where I was when he got fired too. Listening to Schoop and Bulldog I was on the 219 getting off at Armor Duells and the moment he said that, my dad goes “Things are about to change around here”
I bet you never thought of change for the worse
Joe,
Come away from the Kool-Aid
Wonder if Lindy was not available if they would have kept Granato???? Huge upgrade to Granato…
I didn’t agree with the firing 10 years ago, with that being said though, I absolutely hate this. This ship has sailed a long time ago, it screams bring the fan base back. Emotionally it could be beautiful, but taking the heart out of it I just don’t see it working. Adam’s still has a ton of work to do this offseason with the roster.
I've liked Lindy ever since he beat up Billy Smith in the 1980's playoffs. I now have the Sabres going to the Eastern Conference Finals next year. Tage scores 50 and UPL wins the Vezina.
So are we selling the team or not?
25% of The Bills is all.
Key hires will be assistant coaches !!!
Right move for right now. Next step, Appert prob in 3-4 yrs
Hell yes, I'm looking forward to next season
Besides RJ, Lindy Ruff IS the Buffalo Sabres.
Lets go.
Yes Lindy
Please do not mention the awesome sabres and that woke , SJWBS, identitypoliticscrap company dysney in the same sentence lol
Lindy succeeded Perreault as captain and as Mr. Sabre
Thank God the Granato-on-Ice show is OVER 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Joe. This isn’t the eahl.
I'm a Devils fan, I agree that Brunette talk like he was the difference was bs
The roof better not blow off on opening night or any other night after that...cause it's gonna be a new roof. An expensive new roof.
👀 Darcy Regier at the airport. Wish it was Mike Ramsey to take over the D- Core 😂
Now get rid of Dahlin
Would rather have a coach who has won a cup...Lindy has only come close with the greatest goalie who ever lived on the team
So does this mean we go back to defensive hockey and don’t score goals again? Cause you need extra ordinary goaltending to do that. No Hasek no Miller this time around.
RU the son of the Million Dollar Man?
Bottom line, he’s an upgrade from Donny
A PR hire. No patient hiring process. I'd love Lindy as, say, director of hockey operations, but not as head coach. I'd prefer a younger man like Peca.
It sounds to me that the Sabres organization is just out of ideas.
Donny Meatballs record in 3 1/2 seasons: 122-125-27
Lindy Ruff's record in 3 1/2 seasons in NJ:128-125-28
Did Adams, or I should say, Pegula, just hire another .500 coach???
You don't deserve to talk to Lindy
This won't age well
Dont make me puke . Lindy was fired because he lost the teams heart the last time. Lindy was only successful because of Nolan hard work the years before . Lindy road the skirt tales of a Nolan build team. I absolutely hate this move. it make no damn since.we have multiple different options for head coach..
they are trying to boost ticket sales make some money and make the franchise more appealing because they are getting ready to sell the team and the new owners and the league are going to want a new arena within a few years , they aren’t going to get one and the sabers will be moved in few years
Tom Fitzgerald = Darcy Regier. Both saved their own a$$ by firing a a great coach they expected to succeed with their crappy general management.
My only worry is Kevyn Adams
@chrisbliss7 he's incompetent
I hate this hire with a passion
If "NJ is the only team younger than the sabres" how are the sabres the youngest team in hockey joe?!?
I dislike this but 🤷♂️
Articulate why this is a bad move. I haven’t seen any good reasons yet.
This franchise deserves every bad thing that happens to it. Let’s bring in a 65 year old who underachieved with Dallas. And then went backwards with a young loaded offensive team this year, that was lousy defensively (yes I know their goaltending wasn’t good either). So let’s bring him in to try & take a young team with loads of raw offensive talent, with goaltending questions & who also stinks defensively, to turn things around! Makes perfect sense logically…😂. I give it 2 - 3 years & Tage Thompson will be wanting away from this dumpster fire. Just like Eichel, O’Reilly, etc.
Not really any goal questions. UPL would have been in the running for the Vezina had we not played musical goalies the first third of the season, yes his numbers were THAT good once he settled in.
@@chrismdb5686 He had a very good 2nd half to the season. But he’s hardly a proven commodity. But I digress..just confused as to what since Ruff left Buffalo a decade ago he has done to inspire such optimism
@@jeremykaus8671 Not sure either honestly. It baffles me that in a year with a coaching market that includes Woodcroft, Berube, and Gallant that Ruff was the first option. If he was the only one willing to coach the team, fine, that makes sense. But if he was their one and only option (in their minds) I'm baffled.
You're happy about a retread? You know what the definition of insanity is right? Why can't this team escape the past? This is a bad move by a bad owner and a bad general manager. Sad, if there's one consolation it's that when this doesn't work (and it won't) we'll be looking for a new General manager who will hopefully hire a coach who's never been affiliated with the Buffalo Sabres.....
Look up the actual definition of insanity. You might be surprised.
@JoshRabenold doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Lazy hire IMO
Couldnt be happier. We were talking at work saying wed love him to come back and our team right now needs him IMO
Buffalo has hired 3 rookie coaches of last 5, not sure what you’re babbling about, you want another rookie coach from college?
And the Buffalo joke continues.
Here comes season 14 no playoffs ... Go Rangers , Go Islanders