BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As if the Buffalo Sabres havent endured enough injuries already this season. Add coach Lindy Ruff to the list. Ruff sustained three broken ribs in what was described as "a freak accident" after he was upended by defenceman Jordan Leopold in practice on Monday. In revealing the extent of the coachs injuries, the Sabres announced that Ruff is expected to be back at practice Tuesday to "resume his coaching responsibilities." Ruff was hurt near the end of practice during a puck-chase drill when Leopold was trying to cut off forward Ville Leino. Ruff was standing in the middle of the ice looking the other way when Leopold lost his footing and went sliding head first on his stomach and crashed into the back of his coachs skates. Ruff fell backward and landed on his right side with a heavy thud, and was fortunate not to hit his head. Witnesses said they heard Ruff yell out in pain. A Sabres trainer went out to tend to Ruff, who required assistance as he slowly skated off the ice. Ruff was still in pain, clutching his right arm, as a trainer escorted him out of teams facility a few minutes later. "I was racing for the puck with Ville, and I ended up losing an edge," Leopold said. "Right when I hit the deck I knew there was no way I was getting up. I was yelling, Heads, heads, heads. Lindy had his back to me, and it ended up happening." Leopold knew almost immediately that Ruff was hurt. "I lost my breath. I was looking back right when it happened and I yelled, Are you all right? And right away, No. So that wasnt a good thing," he said. "That was one of those unexpected ones. Those ones are dangerous." Ruffs injury is the latest to hit a team thats been banged-up for much of this season. Captain Jason Pominville is the only player not to have missed a game this year. Sabres owner Terry Pegula has blamed the rash of injuries on much of his teams struggles this season. Buffalo (22-24-6) opened Monday in a tie for 12th in the Eastern Conference standings. The Sabres are 3-0-1 in their past four games since snapping a five-game skid, and host Boston on Wednesday. In his 14th season with the Sabres, the 51-year-old Ruff is the teams winningest and longest-serving coach. "Scary situation, just hoping hes going to be all right here," goalie Ryan Miller said. "Lindys broken a few bones and had a few scrapes and a few cuts in his career. To see him in that much pain, I think he probably has something going on there. And hopefully hes all right. We need him behind the bench yelling and calling the lines." Freddie Freeman Authentic Jersey . 2 pair Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 on Sunday. The twins will take on David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco on Monday after the Spanish duo beat fellow debutants Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 7-6 (10), 7-5. 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The Riders, who will be feted in a parade through Regina on Tuesday, became the third straight host team to win the CFL title. Taman, who walked into the news conference Monday holding the Grey Cup, enjoyed the moment. It was "very surreal," he said. "Its a sense of relief and redemption and sort of verifying that you can win it, eventually. Its not the easiest thing to win obviously, but its pretty gratifying," said Taman. In January, the Riders acquired veteran slotback Geroy Simon from B.C., then in free agency signed defensive ends John Chick and Canadian Ricky Foley as well as defensive back Dwight Anderson. In October, Taman gambled by acquiring rush end Alex Hall from Winnipeg. But there was one guy Taman really wanted to see raise the cup: quarterback Darian Durant.dddddddddddd "You know, I talked to him this morning and he said Well, I already had one. I said No, you didnt. Yeah, you were part of one," said Taman. "But he got this one, and I was so happy for him because I think were as popular at times as each other, sometimes were not, so I was really happy for him." Durant won a Grey Cup with the Riders in 2007, but he was one of the backup quarterbacks at that time. Durant was the starting pivot when the Riders got to the Grey Cup in 2009 and 2010, but they lost both games. Chamblin agreed that he was excited to see Durant win. "There were a couple of guys, but the biggest one of course would be Darian, just because hes the quarterback. He does take a lot of the criticism and hes put a lot on his shoulders over the last couple of years, so it was very good to see him get that cup," Chamblin said Monday. Chamblin said the fans also played a major role. "The biggest thing right now, I can just tell you that stands out in my mind, was the crowd (Sunday) night and being on the stage and seeing all the green," said Chamblin. "When people say the stage was set, it was actually the stage was set and I think that was the biggest part of the celebration. There were some who watched it on TV, but it was surreal to be in that stadium last night." The Grey Cup championship parade will start at Mosaic Stadium and head south down Albert St. before ending in a rally at the provincial legislature. ' ' '