Looking to hire a new coach in the summer of 1950, Ross phoned Lynn Patrick, the son of Lester, who had just resigned from the New York Rangers after coaching the team to the Stanley Cup Final.
Vseeno so redni del sezone 1942/43 končali na drugem mestu s štiriindvajsetimi zmagami na petdesetih tekmah, Ross pa je bil izbran v drugo idealno postavo lige in kot drugi najboljši trener lige.