'With some of his top players absent throughout this season, Cooper, 58, led the Lightning to 106 points and a second-place finish in the Atlantic Division behind the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Jon Cooper beats out Sabres’ Lindy Ruff and Dan Muse for Jack Adams Award
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For J.P. Dumont, Jay McKee and other members of 2005-06 Sabres, sting of Game 7 loss to Hurricanes remains
'“Look, we had great leadership, right?” Biron said. “We had Chris Drury, who had won a Stanley Cup, who knew what it takes. You could see him after Game 6 in the locker room, and Dru wasn’t a vocal guy, but you could see it in his eyes, and he’s walking around like, ‘I’m going to have a chance to win a Cup again because we have that type of team to get it done.’”' … [Read more...] about For J.P. Dumont, Jay McKee and other members of 2005-06 Sabres, sting of Game 7 loss to Hurricanes remains
Sabres' Lindy Ruff snubbed by wild NHL Coach of the Year decision
'It sure is easy to make the case that the award belonged to Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Lindy Ruff snubbed by wild NHL Coach of the Year decision
Lindy Ruff loses Jack Adams Award to Jon Cooper
'To be fair, the voting had already been completed by the time the playoffs started.' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff loses Jack Adams Award to Jon Cooper
Lindy Ruff misses out on Jack Adams Award
'Ruff had won the award one time before following the 2005-06 season. This year’s Sabres finished the regular season with a record of 50-23-9, winning the Atlantic Division. Buffalo’s season ended with a second-round loss to the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff misses out on Jack Adams Award
Lindy Ruff finishes second in Jack Adams voting, 3 points short of Cooper
'The award, voted on by the NHL Broadcaster's Association, is awarded to "to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success," according to the NHL.' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff finishes second in Jack Adams voting, 3 points short of Cooper
