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.