10 years later: The Sabres game that helped WNY healSource: WKBW-TV ‘For many of the 2008-2009 team, the tragedy hit close to home. Nearly half of the team lived within a few miles of the crash site, including Ruff.’ Related posts: The life and times of Lindy Ruff Supporters of Rigases upset by sentences Ruff’s Refuge Thursday’s New York Coverage Sunday’s Montreal Coverage