When a pro sports team hires a new head coach, they often choose a person with a different style than his predecessor. A player’s coach leads to a disciplinarian leads back to a nice guy and so on.
The Sabres haven’t found their new coach yet, but if you listen to their new general manager’s first press conference, it seems like the pendulum has indeed swung the other way in Buffalo, only this time in the front office.
Jason Botterill made a solid first impression today at the KeyBank Center. He comes highly recommended from just about everyone from the folks in Pittsburgh to the national media, and it’s easy to see why.