Published Mar 1, 2007
NHL coach Lindy Ruff, of the Sabres, was fined $10,000 for sending his players to rough up the Senators in a game last Thursday between Buffalo and Ottawa, according to the MSNBC Web site.Ruff's coaching tip came after his forward took an elbow to the forehead from the Senators' Chris Neil. Ruff got what he wanted when every player on the ice started fighting.
After the game, Ruff was not reluctant to admit what he had done.
"Yea, I told them, 'Go out and run 'em,'" he said in an Associated Press article.