After all the reports and rumours, the Buffalo Sabres have a head coach.
Phil Housley is back home in Buffalo where he played eight NHL seasons.
The hall of famer comes to Buffalo after being apart of the Nashville Predators. While an assistant for four seasons, he is highly regarded as the success to the defensive core of that team.
This shouldn’t come as much a surprise.
In 2013, Housley coach now Sabre Jake McCabe and the USA to a gold medal at the world junior championship in Russia.
What Housley will bring to the Buffalo Sabres is growth, development, but also a winning mentality.