Sabres' Lindy Ruff Receives 2-Year Contract Extension
The extension follows Buffalo’s 50-win season and first Atlantic Division title, and Ruff is a Jack Adams Award finalist.
- On Wednesday, the Buffalo Sabres signed head coach Lindy Ruff to a two-year extension, keeping him through the 2027-28 season after one of the NHL's most impressive midseason turnarounds.
- Rebounding from an early 0-10-3 skid, the Sabres ended a league-record 14-season playoff drought and secured their first Atlantic Division title this year, finishing second in the Eastern Conference.
- A Jack Adams Award finalist, Ruff ranks fourth all-time in NHL coaching wins with 950, compiling 657 wins and 494 losses in Buffalo as the franchise's winningest coach.
- Coming two days after the Sabres' 3-2 Game 7 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, the extension follows the team's second-round playoff exit.
- After replacing Kevyn Adams in mid-December, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen oversaw the Sabres' surge to a 39-9-5 record over their final 53 games from last place.
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thesportsleader.comSabres’ Lindy Ruff receives 2-year contract extension
The Buffalo Sabres rewarded Lindy Ruff for ending the team's lengthy postseason drought on Wednesday by signing him to a two-year contract extension. Financial terms were not disclosed by the team for Ruff, who will remain with the Sabres through the 2027-28 season. The winningest head coach in franchise history with 657 victories, Ruff helped
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Sabres reward coach Lindy Ruff with 2-year contract extension after breakthrough season in Buffalo
Having transformed the Buffalo Sabres into contenders again, Lindy Ruff will have the opportunity to build on the team’s breakthrough season by continuing his second stint as coach.
Sabres extend head coach Lindy Ruff for two more years
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Wednesday the signing of head coach Lindy Ruff to a two-year contract extension. Ruff led the Sabres to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in 15 years this season, taking the team to Game 7 of the second round against the Montreal Canadiens. Paul Hamilton has more:
Sabres extend coach Lindy Ruff's contract
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Coach Lindy Ruff has signed a two-year contract extension with the Buffalo Sabres following one of the most successful seasons in team history. Ruff, in his second season since returning to coach the Sabres, led Buffalo back to the Stanley Cup playoffs, ending a 14-year postseason drought that was the longest [...]
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