Devils Coach Calls Out His Defensemen in Interview After Loss to Flyers

Before his coaching career - he played from 1979-1993, so his insights and know-how come from a long career and when he speaks, he demands respect.

Unfortunately for Damon Severson - Ruff spoke and stressed the importance of simplifying the game and not trying to do too much, don't make the fancy play just get the puck off the wall and fire it towards the next so to speak.

Ruff continued with these quotes, if there was any question to how infuriated that he was with Severson's decision to not stick to the play he called.

"You know what, that play is just not even in our playbook. We talked this morning about getting pucks to the net, comes off the wall, one-times it, make a play like that,» said Ruff regarding what he told his squad. «They didn't have a chance in the period. I had just gone down the bench and just talked about making sure we create the chances that are there. That we don't make something high-risk. You get in a game like this, you might have to go to overtime, but to make that play, and trap the people, totally unacceptable."

Mistakes are bound to happen, but when a mistake that could have been avoided by simply following the coaches wishes happens, it's not surprising that the coach sounds off.

A rookie mistake from a veteran is just unacceptable and in such a tight game these mistakes need to be limited - if not totally avoided.