BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – The Buffalo Sabres have hired Dan Bylsma to become their next coach.
The hiring was announced Thursday, after the former Pittsburgh Penguins coach spent a second consecutive day meeting with Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula and general manager Tim Murray in Buffalo.
Bylsma, who coached the Sidney Crosby-led Penguins to win the 2009 Stanley Cup championship, takes over a franchise coming off consecutive last-place finishes and attempting to rebuild with youth. He replaces Ted Nolan, who was fired last month, and becomes Buffalo’s third coach since Lindy Ruff was fired in February 2013.
Bylsma spent five-plus seasons in Pittsburgh, where he won a franchise-best 252 games and was the NHL’s 2011 coach of the year. He was fired during a front-office shake up a year ago.
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