(WGR 550) -- Coming off two much-needed victories that happened to need overtime, Lindy Ruff sees his Buffalo Sabres team putting good things together.
"Every game is tight," Ruff said during his weekly 8 a.m. Tuesday appearance on The Howard Simon Show. "It was good to see us battle hard in both those contests. I thought our club turned the corner."
Crediting "much-improved play" in the defensive zone and some good work in the offensive zone, Ruff reiterated the need to score more often by way of better scoring chances.
"I think it comes down to the number of pucks the other team's goaltender can see without being screened and how hard we work to get to the paint," Ruff said.
The head coach was asked about newcomer Raffi Torres' first two games as a Sabre.
"I thought he had a real nervous outing his first outing," Ruff said. "The game in New York, he was a physical presence and skated real well. It was a better night for him. I liked the way he played in New York a lot better than the previous outing."
Ruff was also asked about injured skaters Paul Gaustad and Drew Stafford.
"Gaustad's doing a lot better," Ruff said. "He may skate with the club today. He's probably closer to a return than Stafford."
To compensate for injuries, the club brought up Mark Mancari from Portland.
"He'd gone really well offensively," Ruff said. "When you call somebody up, a lot of that insight comes from the coach down there, (Portland Pirates head coach) Kevin (Dineen),"
Ruff also talked about the re-emerging topic of hits to the head, as well as Ryan Miller's dealings with "The Today Show," "Vanity Fair," and "The Wall Street Journal." Hear that in our Audio Vault.
Is the covers as I zzzzzzzzzzzzed through those last two games. Boring! This ain't hockey. This is the perfect prescription for people who have trouble sleeping. Watch a Sabre game. More to come.Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Turn them comforters. (Yawn)
03/09/2010 11:20AM
RE: The Only Thing...
They won two games in a row. So shut your cake hole. kthnxbi
03/09/2010 12:30PM
wtf
wow they won 2 games. they also lost 2 prior
03/09/2010 4:20PM
BIG DEAL
Hey Lindy, if you guys ever beat Ottawa then you can start talking
03/09/2010 4:23PM
NEVER HAPPY
you so called 'fans' amaze. complain when they lose, complain it;s boring when they win. what is wrong with u? ok they have trouble scoring, so do alot of teams, did you see all the $$ the Rangers are paying out for there players.
03/09/2010 5:41PM
Re:NEVER HAPPY
Go make out with your Gaustad jersey
03/09/2010 6:04PM
Keep Gaustad and Stafford out
They're about as useful as larry quinn
03/09/2010 6:08PM
TURNING THE CORNER TO...
THE GOLF COURSE!!!
SPRING'S COMIN FOR YOU ALL!!
AGAIN!!!
03/10/2010 2:56AM
Fake Fans
Most of you who post on here are a DISGRACE to Sabres fans. Go root for another team and roll around in your own filth there.
03/10/2010 3:38PM
never happy
why don't you root for another team as the Sabres don't need losers like you as fans!
03/10/2010 3:39PM
never happy
i will, at least i understand how the game is played which is more than i can say about u!
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