Fansided · Apr 10, 2017
New York Islanders: Lindy Ruff Should Make Coaching Short List
The 2016-17 season has come to a premature end for the New York Islanders. Questions need answering and maybe some opening will be created. If the coach is one, Lindy Ruff should seriously be considered.
Doug Weight has performed admirably since being named the interim coach of the New York Islanders. Given the reigns, after longtime bench boss, Jack Capuano was let go in January.
He has a 23-12-4 record as he took the Islanders from the bottom of the East to the cusp of the playoffs.
But that doesn’t change the interim tag stuck to his name. Or the fact that he might not even want to be a coach.