The Buffalo Sabres Announce They've Hired Lindy Ruff As Head Coach 

Imagine if the first coach fired in the playoff drought is the one who gets us out of it

Rewinding to 1999 man I love it

"Alexa, play 'Better Days' by the GooGoo Dolls!"

Wish he never left. Welcome Home Lindy

This move definitely sells the most tickets! Welcome back Lindy! Kick some young ass man!

Hell yeah!! Welcome back to Buffalo dude!!! We got this now!

Let's go Lindy, whip them into shape! Let's get that cup!

FINALLY! ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE

Lindy always gave a great game performance as player or coach! Good luck Sabres. I think this is the best guy! Born on same day in 1960 as myself!

Better than Granato. I'm reminded by the old adage, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Good luck Lindy.

WOW, its awesome having Head Coach Ruff back in the fold, now he can finish what he started and bring us the Cup!

THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT THATS WHY HES THE MVP THATS WHY HES THE GOAT THE GOAAAAAAAT

Love this! Welcome home,Lindy.

We’re going back in time! First came the goat head, then came Ruff!

Hopefully the safe choice is the right choice for once. 🤞Great opportunity for an up and coming assistant to join Lindy’s staff. If everything goes well it could be a smooth transition in a few years. Welcome back Lindy.

Finally a good move by the Sabres. Now to take a sledgehammer to this roster and straighten this thing out.. hopefully!

Berube or Gallant would have been better imo, though should be an improvement on Donnie Meatballs. Hopefully will bring in some decent assistant coaches who can sort out PP, faceoffs etc

Let’s end this 13 year nightmare and finish what we started. End the playoff drought. End the cup drought!

I’m gonna be going to a lot more games next year now that he’s back behind the bench as bench boss-put me down for at least a 10 pack! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Time to kick some ass and take names!

Lindy!!!!!!!🎉❤😊

So pumped! LFG!!!

Not sure what to think. First heard about the Sabres in 2006, something my teacher will always rave about. Times have changed though. Not sure what he will do. Not being negative, just don’t want to get my hopes up.

I just wish RJ was still here…all of this just doesn’t seem right without him and probably never will! 🕯️

Love it !

Awesome !!!! Great News !!! Lindys a legend and will bring a Stanley Cup to Buffalo !!!!

Lalalalalalala Lindy Ruff 🎉🎉

Pumped upppppppppppppppppp

Presser coming?

I bet Ruff will get owen no power to check someone

And in totally unrelated news, the Buffalo Bills have hired Wade Phillips as their new head coach. (Sarcasm, guys, just making a funny…)

Welcome back Lindy! Let's take the next step! And buyout Skinner!

LINDDYYYYY

Bring back Hasek at this point too while we are at it, least we can have fun watching the games again lol

For everyone saying he's an old coach: we have the new talent skill and speed, what we need is old school grit and accountability.

Either going to be GENIUS.. or...AWFUL .. I'm just glad they did something.. Welcome back either way Coach!!!

no excuses now.

LFG

Hit fits the job requirements whether or not he coached here before. He commands the respect of the fanbase. Lock the Norris up for Dahlin next season.

Nostalgia or not, This is what we needed. LETSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

echo. Play Better Days by the Goo Goo Dolls

Come on... the Plante goals against Ron Tugnutt should not be in this video, as that was Nolan.

Back where he belongs, Darcy should have gone, not Lindy! The curse is over!

Great. Now the Bills can bring back Wade Phillips

…now all we gotta do-is sign Kuznetsov in the off-season, and will be all set! 😏🙏🏻😏

Bring back Prime Hasek too 😂

Putting a band aid on it

Didn't he just get fired???

Why?

Yes!

A nostalgia trip wich will doom this team.

Sorry, but this is the wrong hire. Kevyn Adams should've taken some time, done a thorough review concerning the coaching candidates, and then hire someone who can put this team on the path to WINNING the Stanley Cup. He had a chance to really go after Craig Berube, Joel Quenneville, Rod Brind'Amour, and even Claude Julien. No; he chose to "play it safe" and go with "nostalgia" and "familiarity." (Had he gone with Coach Q, I would've seriously considered jumping back on the Sabres bandwagon after rooting for Chicago all these years because of Buffalo product Patrick Kane.) Well, here's what I say about this... I give him *only three(3) seasons* to win the Stanley Cup; nothing less is acceptable. If he fails to win it all within the next three seasons, he's GONE like all the others who came since his time. I'd like to be proven wrong, but I sense this will turn out to be yet ANOTHER story about professional sports in Buffalo -> *opportunity MISSED!*

what?

🔄🤦‍♂

What an absolute joke. Proves no real coach wanted to get near this tire fire. Kevin your next

idk man i wanted rod brind'amour

Ridiculous decision

This is pathetic.

Welcome back Lindy! Help us win again.