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10 things you may not know about Stars coach Lindy Ruff



Ruff’s Sabres lost the Stanley Cup to the Stars in 1999. The clinching goal was Brett Hull’s controversial ‘Was he in the crease or not?’ marker that ended Game 6 in triple overtime. Ruff was critical of the goal being allowed. “Somebody should have called from upstairs and said ‘This is not a goal,’ ” Ruff said at the time. “All I wanted was a review. I wanted (NHL commissioner Gary) Bettman to answer the question of why this wasn’t reviewed. He turned his back on me. It was almost as if he knew the goal was tainted. You can’t explain the feeling.” Two days later, he led 20,000 Buffalonians in a “No goal” chant.

