Dan Bylsma is headed back to an NHL bench, agreeing to become the next coach of the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, per the team's Twitter account:
Bylsma, 44, has been seen as an option to join Buffalo since the team lost out on Mike Babcock, who spurned the Sabres for Toronto. The former United States Olympic coach spent the 2014-15 season out of hockey while on the Pittsburgh Penguins' payroll.
Darren Dreger of TSN reported the Sabres will send a 2016 third-round pick to Pittsburgh for Bylsma's rights.
Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan welcomed Bylsma to the community, via the Bills on Twitter:
Bylsma previously spent parts of six seasons on the Penguins bench, winning the 2009 Stanley Cup and making the playoffs each year. He was fired following the 2013-14 campaign due to the perceived playoff failures of a high-cost, star-laden roster. Pittsburgh was eliminated in the first round in Mike Johnston's inaugural season.
The Sabres went 23-51-8 last season under recently fired head coach Ted Nolan, their fourth straight campaign out of the playoffs. They are ...
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