Ruff's tough-but-fair play still winning over Sabres
By David Amber
Special to ESPN.com
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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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In this week's Facing Off, the Sabres coach tells us why Sidney Crosby 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.
By David Amber
Special to ESPN.com
Archive
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.
Ruff