BlackMetalNinja
02-09-2007, 08:37 AM
Ruff's tough-but-fair play still winning over Sabres (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=amber_david&id=2758647)
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline -->He's already won a Jack Adams Award and holds the longest tenure of any current NHL coach. Lindy Ruff has survived and thrived during more than a quarter of a century in the league.
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Ruff
<!---------------------INLINE HEADSHOT (END)--------------------> In this week's Facing Off, the Sabres coach tells us why Sidney Crosby (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=3737) reminds him of the Great One, how he has survived a decade of ups and downs behind the bench and what trade deadline move might put the Sabres in the driver's seat for another Stanley Cup run.
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline -->He's already won a Jack Adams Award and holds the longest tenure of any current NHL coach. Lindy Ruff has survived and thrived during more than a quarter of a century in the league.
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Ruff
<!---------------------INLINE HEADSHOT (END)--------------------> In this week's Facing Off, the Sabres coach tells us why Sidney Crosby (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=3737) reminds him of the Great One, how he has survived a decade of ups and downs behind the bench and what trade deadline move might put the Sabres in the driver's seat for another Stanley Cup run.