The Devils have fired former Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff and named assistant Travis Green as the interim replacement for the rest of the season.
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday and named assistant Travis Green as the interim replacement for the rest of the season.
General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with just over 20 games left to play. The Devils have lost five of seven to fall further out of playoff contention, seven points back of Metropolitan Division rival Philadelphia and eight back of the two Eastern Conference wild-card spots.
Ruff, 64, was in his fourth season with the team. The Devils reached the second round of the playoffs last year before losing to Carolina and had preseason expectations of making another run.
“I hold our entire organization to the highest levels of accountability to focus on being a competitive team that …
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