In this Jan. 14, 2017, file photo, then-Dallas Stars head coach Lindy Ruff watches play against the Minnesota Wild in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas. Credit: AP/LM Otero
Former Rangers assistant coach Lindy Ruff was introduced by the Devils as their new head coach Thursday, in a Zoom teleconference in which the Devils also removed the interim tag from Tom Fitzgerald and named him their permanent general manager.
Devils co-owner David Blitzer said Fitzgerald, who took over as interim GM after Ray Shero was fired in January, performed well in that role and was allowed to take the lead in selecting the new coach to replace John Hynes, who had been fired in December.