Lindy Ruff Joins Sabres Live | Buffalo Sabres
Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff joined Brian Duff and Martin Biron on Sabres Live. Ruff discussed the promotion of Seth Appert from Amerks head coach to assistant coach with the Sabres and how Appert has developed coaching relationships with the players. He also talked about how the power play has evolved around the NHL this year, and the changes the Sabres will make to adjust to this new style of play.
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14 Comments
Marty needs to shut up!!!!!
Get owen no power to hit and the D to stop watching the puck in their own zone
Appert is a people person, and knows all the young players well. He helps offset Lindy's prickliness that will be necessary from time to time with the 20-something millionaires who haven't achieved anything. At the same time, Seth needed to be moved out of Roch. They need someone who emphasizes team defense and grit more, and installs Lindy's system.
I think this is a smart move.
I heard a lot of excuses why this team has failed over the years and I just heard some more. I wonder if someone will ever say that the many of the current players aren't good enough to win a Stanley Cup. Recycled coaches and recycled excuses don't inspire confidence for me. Will anybody ever call out the dead weight on this roster?
Like the in house promotion of Appert, now just need 2-3 players with some backbone and bite for the 3rd & 4th lines.
yada yada yada…if the team stays small forget about it. We need size in the bottom 6 and a face puncher as an extra forward
Not sure why Ruff was brought on to explain this hiring. It should've been Adams sitting there explaining why he thinks Appert is the coach of the future for this team and why he thinks sacrificing the chances of winning now is worth it in exchange for Appert learning on the job. Silly to have Ruff sit there and not have any better justification to hire him as the powerplay/forward coach than him having worked with some of the players in the past.
Why they decided to cut down on 1 bench coach would've been interesting to hear as well, is it the cost cutting measure that we all think it is or did they think it was too many chefs in the kitchen last season? Though brining in the former head coach of some players wouldn't make sense if they wanted fewer chefs in the kitchen. Well well.
notice Lindy stressed checking. don't have to slam check but make it hard for an opponent to make that clean pass, shot
Lol leave the league already. Sabres blue jackets senators coyotes contribute absolutely nothing to the league besides chronic losing. No fans. Please leave the NHL.
Feels so good to have Lindy home!!! All is well with the universe now lol
Love Lindy but all are coaching staff holdovers. Ellis I'm fine with upstairs. Hope this isn't a move to Appert as Head Coach in the future.
Appert is literally just Granato in everything he coaches. The Amerks powerplay and playoff performance were abysmal. This team is just spinning the wheels and we better have a couple good seasons under Ruff because that's going to be our only shot at winning before Seth takes over. These promotions (not hires) make the organization look like a joke and like Ruff had little to no say in selecting his own coaching staff.
I think we are on the verge of greatness! The eastern conference is weakening. Several teams will soon be going into rebuilds and we are only getting started. We are going to get PRIME Lindy Ruff. He has evolved as a coach and wanted to come back for years. We are going to get his very best. He just listed out multiple things I was whining about all of last year. Not attacking the slot, defending in front of our net, backchecking, etc. With adjustments we will become dominant. The wait with this young team will be worth it. I want a team that will dominate for years and not just be a quick flash in the pan.
Fix your roster Adams.