As Terry Murray and Dave Barr went through the Sabres’ interview process, they quickly noticed the same thing. The organization was intent on winning, and the process was already underway. They wanted to be part of it.
They are, and Buffalo’s coaches are major contributors to the team’s improvement.
Dan Bylsma and his assistants are providing a detailed blueprint for success. From on-ice instruction to video-room teaching to mere pats on the back, the Sabres’ coaches have brought structure and game plans to an organization that sorely needed help.
“I feel like our coaches have coached a year’s worth already,” Bylsma said in First Niagara Center.