(WGR 550) -- The Sabres' 5-4 Monday loss to the Penguins may have been the recipe for an entertaining broadcast, but head coach Lindy Ruff said that sort of a hockey requires a lot of risk, and takes coaches to the brink of insanity.
"That is the nightmare scenario," Ruff said during his weekly 8 a.m. Tuesday appearance on The Howard Simon Show. "It was kind of a throwback game where both teams got in the situation of trading rushes... It was definitely exciting... It's not so exciting when you see the goals go in that we gave up."
The former NHL forward and blueliner was asked which style of hockey he prefers: defensive or offensive?
"I prefer winning," Ruff said. "I like seeing real good plays in games, and I thought our team made some real good plays. I went through part of the game on the airplane coming back. We did a lot of good things, but we just went after some too hard... and you want to prevent those situations against good teams."
The Sabres will face a hot team with healthy stars on Wednesday at HSBC Arena, and the Senators have given them fits.
"I've watched a lot of their games," Ruff said. "They have really locked down a style away from the puck... They got all their good players back. They really do have some high-end talent."
Ottawa's had Buffalo's number, and the Ruff was asked whether the Senators are in his players' heads.
"That's a tough question, and it'll be a tough answer because of the results we've had recently," Ruff said. "As a team, we're going to have a discussion today about that situation and about the way we've played against them. I think there is some frustration with the fact that we've played some good games against them and lost... but I look at it as a great opportunity against the team that's going real well."
"That is the nightmare scenario," Ruff said during his weekly 8 a.m. Tuesday appearance on The Howard Simon Show. "It was kind of a throwback game where both teams got in the situation of trading rushes... It was definitely exciting... It's not so exciting when you see the goals go in that we gave up."
The former NHL forward and blueliner was asked which style of hockey he prefers: defensive or offensive?
"I prefer winning," Ruff said. "I like seeing real good plays in games, and I thought our team made some real good plays. I went through part of the game on the airplane coming back. We did a lot of good things, but we just went after some too hard... and you want to prevent those situations against good teams."
The Sabres will face a hot team with healthy stars on Wednesday at HSBC Arena, and the Senators have given them fits.
"I've watched a lot of their games," Ruff said. "They have really locked down a style away from the puck... They got all their good players back. They really do have some high-end talent."
Ottawa's had Buffalo's number, and the Ruff was asked whether the Senators are in his players' heads.
"That's a tough question, and it'll be a tough answer because of the results we've had recently," Ruff said. "As a team, we're going to have a discussion today about that situation and about the way we've played against them. I think there is some frustration with the fact that we've played some good games against them and lost... but I look at it as a great opportunity against the team that's going real well."
