The New Jersey Devils opted to fire coach Lindy Ruff on Monday amid the team’s recent rut. With Ruff out of the picture, assistant Travis Green will take over as the franchise’s interim head coach.
The team announced its decision to part ways with Ruff in a statement from general manager Tom Fitzgerald on Monday.
“I hold our entire organization to the highest levels of accountability to focus on being a competitive team that expects to be a perennial playoff contender,” Fitzgerald said. “Unfortunately, we are not currently at that level, and I needed to make this decision.”
