The Senators likely won't have to conduct a coaching search for their top prospects.
The decision by the Buffalo Sabres to sign coach Dan Bylsma to a five-year deal Thursday means the Senators will likely be able to keep the highly-respected Luke Richardson behind the bench with the club's AHL affiliate in Binghamton next season.
League sources say the Senators have tabled an offer to the 46-year-old former defenceman and while a deal isn't in place it could happen soon now that the Buffalo coaching situation has been settled. It's believed the two sides need to work out the final details of the contract.