Per Kevin Weekes, the New Jersey Devils are set to hire Lindy Ruff as their head coach.
**Breaking News**
As per what I’m told ; @NJDevils to name Lindy Ruff as their new Head Coach. Also expected to remove the interim tag from GM Tom Fitzgerald.@NHL @NHLNetworkThis comes after a few weeks of speculation that Ruff was the front runner for the head coaching job. Ruff has spent the past three seasons with the Rangers as an assistant coach with mediocre results.