Lindy Ruff Wants Quotations

To lose a player like that, because he wants to go low and cut his knees out, that's a joke.

He's a player now that is a lot more determined to be good in all areas of the ice. He really wants to be part of the big team picture and be counted on in important situations, not just the flashy offense. He wants the nod in the key situations where he thinks now that he can make a difference.

I didn't like it. I have no respect for a guy when he goes after a knee. If he wants to play like that, he'd better be ready to respond.

He's doing better. He's on his way back to Buffalo, and he feels better. We had contact with him yesterday, and he wants to see our doctors to see when he can get back skating. That's a big change from last week where he wasn't doing so well.

At certain times, he's trying to do too much with the puck. He finished the season as our leading scorer. He wants dearly to be the guy that's being counted on. Through that, he's tried to make plays that turned into individual plays. It's nothing more than that.

I think he wants to prove that he could have been that guy.