The Buffalo Sabres hired Penguins associate general manager Jason Botterill on Thursday to oversee a franchise that owner Terry Pegula criticized for lacking structure and discipline.
Botterill takes over three weeks after Tim Murray was fired, and one day after the Penguins advanced to the Eastern Conference finals by defeating the Washington Capitals 2-0 in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series.
IT'S OFFICIAL! Jason Botterill has been named General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. pic.twitter.com/RSyHIGnJ7c
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) May 11, 2017
Botterill’s first priority will be hiring a coach to replace Dan Bylsma, who was also fired in Buffalo’s second front-office house-cleaning in 3½ years.