Dan Bylsma was named coach of the Buffalo Sabres on Today [Thursday].
Bylsma received a five-year contract, according to TSN. Bylsma was fired as Penguins coach following the 2013-14 season. His contract with the Penguins runs through the 2015-16 season and the Sabres will give Pittsburgh a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft as compensation. The Sabres have three third-round picks in 2016, including one acquired from the New York Islanders and one from the Vancouver Canucks. The Penguins will receive the higher of those two picks. The 44-year-old went 252-117-32 in 401 regular-season games with the Penguins and 43-45 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He led the Penguins to the Stanley Cup in 2009 and won the Jack Adams Award in 2011. He coached Pittsburgh to four 100-point seasons and finished no worse than second in its division in all six seasons. Bylsma recently served as an assistant coach for the United States at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, where he coached Boston University center Jack Eichel, likely to be selected by the Sabres with the No. 2 pick of the 2015 NHL Draft on June 26. Bylsma replaces Ted Nolan, who was fired last month. The Sabres had pursued Mike Babcock, but the former Detroit Red Wings coach signed an eight-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 20.
Dan Bylsma: "There is a bright future ahead of this team, a lot of young, great hockey players here and on the way … a fan base that's passionate about the game of hockey."
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