NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars
By TOM CANAVAN and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers
The New Jersey Devils have hired veteran coach Lindy Ruff to take over one of the NHL’s youngest teams and removed the interim tag from Tom Fitzgerald’s title as general manager.
Ruff had been an assistant coach with the New York Rangers. He replaces interim coach Alain Nasreddine, who guided the Devils to a 19-16-8 record after replacing John Hynes. The 60-year-old Ruff previously coached the Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Stars. He led the Sabres to the Stanley Cup Final in 1999. Fitzgerald had served as interim general manager since January.
