Lindy Ruff is returning to Buffalo for a second stint as head coach of the Sabres. General manager Kevyn Adams announced the hiring Monday. AP file photo BUFFALO — Lindy Ruff has some unfinished ...

The Buffalo Sabres have rehired Lindy Ruff, the last head coach to lead the franchise to the NHL playoffs back in 2011. Ruff, 64, was fired by the New Jersey Devils after 61 games this season.

With a little less than one-third of the season still to play, they’re out of a Stanley Cup playoff position, and the heat is now squarely on coach Lindy Ruff ... the blame in-house, but ...