Buffalo Boy's Blog

Watching what little of the game I caught last night, what was Lindy thinking? After coming off a decisive 8-4 victory just a few nights previous, Lindy Ruff goes and totally up ends the lineup against Montreal.

There are very few decisions that I have questioned Ruff on over the years even when this team was in the dumper but last night playing Max and Stafford was a huge mistake. I could see playing Stafford, he has some grit to him but Max has been a train wreck all year.

Last night Lindy said as much after the game and left me wondering about his decisions because unlike some coaches in the league that blindly play the veteran over the younger players, Lindy usually bucks that trend.

I would have taken Clarke MacArthur over Max any day of the week at this point. In addition to that after Bernier was successful skating with Vanek and Roy and having the night he had, Lindy goes and takes him off a line he had instant chemistry with.

More went wrong last night than just the lineup but lets face it, at this time of the season, you go with the hot hand.