Behind-The-Scenes Of Lindy Ruff's Return To The Buffalo Sabres | Scouting Meetings, Intros & More

Our new digital video series will give fans exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to head coach Lindy Ruff’s journey in Buffalo, interweaving his connections to the city of Buffalo and his current coaching approach behind the Sabres bench.
The first episode follows Ruff in his first weeks back at the rink and highlights the many reasons why general manager Kevyn Adams felt Ruff was the right man for the job during his coaching search in April, including Ruff’s unfinished business in Buffalo. Follow along as Ruff addresses the hockey operations department and Sabres staff for the first time since his return and attends his first pro-scouting meeting with the team, where he discussed what he feels the team needs to take the next step this season.
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[@newsfrombelow]

Loved the Rob Ray Lindy Ruff Jason Woolley clip & the phone call to the cancer patient couldn't help but bring tears to my eyes. Truly powerful moment.

[@saintsabbathi]

Ruff, welcome back. Glad to see youre the one thats going to get these guys to the next level.

[@Joe-xm3fm]

Ha yeah right buffalo has been brutal forever

[@heftygainz]

Id run through a fkin brick wall for Lindy too. Absolutely cannot wait for the season to start!

[@janemartinow8109]

You can so it Lindy. Sabre fans are with you.

[@hannahlovullo1334]

This video just gives u goosebumps and smiles to your face! LETS FREAKIN GO!!! i love you Lindy!!!

[@MimiWildflower]

As a Devils fan, it was tough to see Lindy get fired. A brutal, cursed season riddled with injuries and poor goaltending and Lindy paid the price. I wish you success in Buffalo, coach.

[@StoopKiddOmnii]

I grew up with the Buffalo Sabres and Lindy Ruff as the coach. I’m excited and just so happy to welcome Coach back with open arms. I’ve been waiting for this for years .

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Lindy did a great job with the Devils, he wasn't the problem there, their GM was, so you guys are lucky to have him back. I expect the Sabres to really improve this year knowing that Lindy finally has the horses he didn't have before and he's very motivated to be back in Buffalo. Good luck people! (from a Red Wings fan) With Scotty's endorsement you're all set to have some fun this year.

[@BuffaloSportsCenter]

So excited that Lindy is back home. Can’t wait for this season🔥

[@0yal569]

beautifully made. *sigh* guess i love you guys again

[@rosebecerril9219]

SO damn emotional to relive those moments with amazing guys!! Ok I am excited I renewed my Season Membership. Let's Go Sabres and Lindy!

[@brycereed3852]

Beautifully done!

[@thomasl6405]

LETSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brandonc915]

In RUFF we TRUST

[@danielrohan5364]

❤ I’m freaking pumped up for the Sabres this upcoming season

[@mortaljorma69]

I am thrilled just because my alltime favourite sabre is back home. The road is "ruff" but he is the man to guide this team throught it.

[@jvm30]

So many tears, hope they can turn into smiles soon

[@snomofilms]

We will see. We will see. 🙏

[@JoseColon-s4o]

Welcome back coach ruff

[@michaelnicholss6421]

I wish Rick was here to see this I know he’s smiling from his booth in heaven let’s go Buffalo !

[@stormtroopin7532]

I’m certain they have a plan for that cap space. Especially around the trade deadline.

[@SecretAgentSuperDragon]

That was good, thanks!

[@SalemXIII]

Great video! Awesome to see him talking with former players. Looking forward to the season.

[@DonJulioPerez-bl4vt]

Man oh man Ruff your the coolest man and legendary coach to touch the ice..Sabres Stanley baby I will break down in joyous tears to see you win the cup A la sans Mario with the Pens let’s go boys it’s show time!

[@vizzini589]

Lindy seems like the right man at the right time. Excited for the coming season.

[@AAAnastasia27]

Love this vid. And love the discussion about 99. But I’d love to see less of the past and more of the present. Let’s work on making new memories so we can have fun again. Glad to have you back, Lindy.

[@KrispysRC]

Great episode! Cant wait to get this started!

[@francisbyron-falconer]

COACH RUFF IS A BUFFALO LEGEND❗️🙌 OH MAN FOLKS..... I HAVE BEEN A DIE HARD SABRES FAN SINCE THE PAT LA FONTAINE ERA....💪 YOUR FELLOW SABRES FAN FROM EUROPE.... LETS GO SABRES❗️🦬 LETS GO "TOP SHELF WHERE MOMMA HIDES THE COOKIES" IN 24-25❗️ 🍪🍪🍪 R.I.P RJ WE MISS YOU

[@davescryptodays1441]

Excellent!!!

[@stalktheground23]

Lindy talking about how he is a different coach than he was 20 years ago, obviously you would hope he's different. He's seen more, he's learned more, all of that is great. But when talking about "getting into people" on the ice, I really hope he still brings that passion and fire to the bench and doesn't just preach that mindset to the players, but absolutely demands it. He needs to get into them as well. I'm sure as he's gotten older, players have gotten younger and the style of play has changed that he may have eased up a bit on how hard he rides guys at times. But this team absolutely needs it. They are craving it. Accountability can't just be talking points. The talent is here, the talent has been here. The offseason additions I think will go a long way in reinforcing these themes. Hopefully we've just been missing that final spark to get them to truly play for each other. Glad to have you back Coach, can't wait to get this season started.

[@alexmercer674]

Going to a sabres game in late october. Taking the misses Last time i saw lindy ruff behind the sabres bench at a game i was just starting university in 2007. Kinda full circle.

[@Brendanmcintyre]

Well done Sabres. Let’s go!!!

[@risk_it_4_the_biscuit]

Kaleta with the Wyoming hat, nice 😎

[@CaptainFantastik1]

Time for talk is long past. Time to win and make the playoffs this year.

[@Propeezee]

It’s time! Let’s go!!!!!

[@MC-poet]

Nostalgia aside, I really hope this works out. I felt good about Granato and it was tough watching the team take a step back last season. I also have to admit that my patience with Adams is wearing thin. The free agent signings we've made have contributed nothing (you can put some of that on Crowe as well), and I wasn't a huge fan of trading a 2nd round pick and Savoie for two bottom 6 forwards. That said, a nice playoff run will go a long ways towards allaying those concerns.

[@uldisbuks8845]

Welcome Back Good Luck and let's go get Stanley

[@jcnlaw]

Sabres have serious upside potential this year.

[@richardisaacs8084]

Dad is back home now time to buckle down & grow-up. Enough is Enough this is your time this is your team (Thats what I would say to the players if I was talking to them)

[@sauce2000]

Ruff and Tuch =Buffalo.

[@RabbidM0nkey123]

Who’s the berries and cream dude 12:14

[@dannyt564]

can we have more of these?

[@duanebennett2961]

Yea, I’ll believe it when I see it…

[@NitroViper-s3]

Captain Dahlin!

[@stormtroopin7532]

I wonder if anyone asked Jack Quinn about wearing Lindy’s old #22?

[@mikemayhem39]

Adams is such a nerd, he’ll be back running the harbor center hockey camps by the end of this season lol

[@JBT42884]

I don't believe for one second that Lindy considered NOT coming back to the Sabres when offered the job.

[@rsj33]

when this experiment fails we should make Okie the coach

[@bjarczyk]

Way to count your own team out. Who needs Leafs fans to comment here when you are.

[@bertoneill2488]

Biron crackin a rat at 14:05 ?

[@charlesnowak7486]

The only reason coach Lindy was hired is because he's a fan favorite. The club had to do something to keep fans interested. It was a lazy hire by the GM. i can not wait for coach lindy to take all the offensive upside these players have and put it on the back burner. Defense first with coach Lindy. going to be another long year, out of the playoff picture by Thanksgiving

[@bjarczyk]

What a disgraceful comment. Way to count your own team out.

[@DorfyBoi]

whoever the sound guy was at 15:25 should never be allowed near the sabres again.

[@ZeusWango]

Countability starts at the top of the organization and works all the way down to the players The whole organization for the past 13 years has gotten complete failing grade to the Buffalo fans

[@DutchJunior310]

This whole video just shows how much of a pr stunt this is. Don’t get me wrong I wanted him back and I think he’s a great coach but that’s not why he’s here

[@adamdoucette9887]

It can be both. It’s partly good PR for them but also he’s been an effective coach whose going to coach to his teams strengths

[@TmanTyler619]

Bad take brother

[@pablobarosa27]

I tell ya what, Lindy, you had better start the year hot. Real hot. If it gets off slow you are going to go from loved to hated in Buffalo overnight. You, Lindy, have put your legacy on the line for this group of underacheivers. The fanbase is ready to throw jerseys on the ice every game. Playoffs or leave town, Lindy.

[@SabresGuy87]

If you feel compelled to throw your jersey, I will gladly take it instead 😂

[@LaurenRose161]

he's not gonna leave town, lol. he's had a home here the entire time

[@Remmy0930]

Dude... do you EVER comment ANYTHING positive about this team? Not 1 positive comment have I seen from you. I see you here in these comments nonstop doing nothing but taking shots at the team. If you are THIS done with the club, take off somewhere else. I get being upset... but this team has CLEARLY made you miserable and has raised your blood pressure far too much. Send all your Sabres gear to me (if you even have any) and hop on Fanatics to start ordering another teams ish. Any other fanbase would love to have you taking nonstop pot shots at their club.

[@dannyt564]

you speak for your disgruntled self and your disgruntled self only lol

[@thomasl6405]

Just leave the fan base buddy, We don't want you here with that kind of demented attitude.

[@themysteriousbighoss2795]

Lindy: “the past is the past” This entire video is just about the past. Cool

[@Remmy0930]

It's just reminiscing for the longtime fans. Chill.

[@themysteriousbighoss2795]

@@Remmy0930 there’s no yelling on my side of the fence, Riffy boy

[@trh8201]

Nothing will happen until Pegula sells the team…sitting on nearly $9M in cap space, in a “must win” season, after trading a top-6 winger capable of 30 goals, is complete negligence. Go drill another oil well or something. 🖕🏻

[@thewolfdoctor761]

Pegula isn't the GM.

[@lesabre04]

30 goals is meaningless. Terry Pegula is the only reason this team still exists. And there's no such thing as a "must win" season.

[@captainahab4325]

Wait are you a bot ? There is NO way Pegula is going to sell his beloved Sabres. Yeah he makes more money from the greedy NFL but here in Buffalo we love hockey and Terry knows that and reflects that. Yeah we haven't made the playoffs in 13 years but as Scotty Bowman once said when he was GM here in Buffalo "the best is yet to come". GM Kevyn came with a vision that he said he wanted to start by stocking up and making our farm team in Rochester formidable and he has done that in spades. I believe Don Granato was brought here to teach and develop our young NHL squad and although the NHL is not the place you should be developing Kevyn had no choice. But now Lindy Ruff, the only person to be involved in the Sabres organization as a player and/or coach IN EVERY decade the team has existed will bring this team to the next level and hopefully a Stanley Cup. Have some faith my friend because the best IS yet to come so be a part of it and cheer on our Sabres.

[@SabresGuy87]

Why would a superfan of the Sabres sell his favorite childhood team. Would you? Doubt it

[@bjarczyk]

The only thing that needs to change now are negative fans that go out of their way to be negative about their own team.