Dan Bylsma is headed back to an NHL bench, officially agreeing to become the next coach of the Buffalo Sabres Thursday, per the team's official Twitter account:
BREAKING NEWS: Dan Bylsma has been named the 17th head coach in #Sabres franchise history. #WelcomeDan pic.twitter.com/vQ6FbdPDnY
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) May 28, 2015
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.