Lindy Ruff has tried to be a patient ... After sleeping on that for a night, did he have any further thought? “I’m looking for a reason that we can come out pretty well in the first and ...

Lindy Ruff, 64, was hired Monday to replace Don Granato, who was fired last week after the Sabres' playoff drought hit 13 seasons. Ruff, himself, had been fired by the New Jersey Devils when the ...