![]() The Devils qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2018 and advanced past the first round for the first time since losing in the 2012 Stanley Cup Final. "As a coaching staff, we're proud and excited about where we got the team to." We were a fast team that improved in a lot of areas. "I couldn't have painted a better picture from Day One with some of the goals we set during the regular season. to see these guys operate and do what they did," Ruff said. "I'm going to tell you I had a lot of fun this year. That point will likely come this week for Ruff, who is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award given annually to the NHL coach of the year. ![]() ![]() "(General manager Tom Fitzgerald) and I are still in the process of breaking down the end-of-season meetings with players and we'll sit down at some point," Ruff said during breakup day Saturday. Ruff's three-year contract he signed in July 2020 expired after New Jersey lost a best-of-7 series in five games to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Second Round on Thursday. ![]()
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