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sticking up for Lindy Ruff.
The players continually make the same mistakes time in and time out and nothing ever gets done to correct it. I have never seen such a comedy of errors when it comes to trying to clear a puck out of their own end...and this has been going on for years.
Last night against Boston, Talinder had the puck in his own end right behind the goalie...he had a man 10 feet away from him that he could have passed it to and that player had plenty of time and ice to skate or pass it out. Instead, Talinder whips it around the boards to the defensive man pinching in, puts it right on the tape and eventually it ended up being the winning goal within seconds.:angry: This type of thing goes on repeatedly and nothing is done to correct it. Robi and Kelley continually stick up for Ruff and blame the players.
The players NEED to be corrected and NEED to be shown the correct way to clear a puck which starts with coaching. If I am Ruff, Talinder is going to be doing 300 passes behind his net to another player today in practice until he gets it through his thick noggin the correct way to get a puck out of your own end....you don't just blindly whip it around the boards.
Ruff has the best gig in town. We are on our way to missing the playoffs for a 3rd or 4th year and he is never held accountable. His coaching style is the same way he was as a player...bland, boring, and unremarkable. Last night The Sabres went into their usual defensive shell after they got the lead and all of their little miscues in handling and clearing the puck out of their own end cost them the game. But obviously Ruff doesn't get it because here is what he had to say as quoted in The Buffalo Paper...
"We played a pretty damn solid game," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We didn't give up a lot. In the end, we needed a save and we missed three, four great opportunities in the third period where we hit goal posts. (Miroslav) Satan hit it, (Daniel) Briere hit it. Jochen (Hecht) hit the post. Miro's staring at an open net.
"They shoot a Hail Mary that somehow goes through and goes in. We make a great play and hit the goal post."
Just another bunch of bull**** excuses. This team will never get any better with him. The players have little regard for him and he has overstayed his welcome. I hope they ship him and Regier down the road soon...a change would be refreshing and good for all parties involved
The players continually make the same mistakes time in and time out and nothing ever gets done to correct it. I have never seen such a comedy of errors when it comes to trying to clear a puck out of their own end...and this has been going on for years. Last night against Boston, Talinder had the puck in his own end right behind the goalie...he had a man 10 feet away from him that he could have passed it to and that player had plenty of time and ice to skate or pass it out. Instead, Talinder whips it around the boards to the defensive man pinching in, puts it right on the tape and eventually it ended up being the winning goal within seconds.:angry: This type of thing goes on repeatedly and nothing is done to correct it. Robi and Kelley continually stick up for Ruff and blame the players. The players NEED to be corrected and NEED to be shown the correct way to clear a puck which starts with coaching. If I am Ruff, Talinder is going to be doing 300 passes behind his net to another player today in practice until he gets it through his thick noggin the correct way to get a puck out of your own end....you don't just blindly whip it around the boards. Ruff has the best gig in town. We are on our way to missing the playoffs for a 3rd or 4th year and he is never held accountable. His coaching style is the same way he was as a player...bland, boring, and unremarkable. Last night The Sabres went into their usual defensive shell after they got the lead and all of their little miscues in handling and clearing the puck out of their own end cost them the game. But obviously Ruff doesn't get it because here is what he had to say as quoted in The Buffalo Paper..."We played a pretty damn solid game," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We didn't give up a lot. In the end, we needed a save and we missed three, four great opportunities in the third period where we hit goal posts. (Miroslav) Satan hit it, (Daniel) Briere hit it. Jochen (Hecht) hit the post. Miro's staring at an open net.
"They shoot a Hail Mary that somehow goes through and goes in. We make a great play and hit the goal post."
Just another bunch of bull**** excuses. This team will never get any better with him. The players have little regard for him and he has overstayed his welcome. I hope they ship him and Regier down the road soon...a change would be refreshing and good for all parties involved
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