Category: Don Granato
Buffalo Sabres re-hire Lindy Ruff as head coach after missing playoffs for 13th consecutive year
Don GranatoThe Buffalo Sabres are looking backward to push them forward in the future. Monday, after missing the postseason for the 13th consecutive season, the Sabres announced the re-hiring of 64-year-old head coach Lindy Ruff. Ruff replaces Don Granato who went 122-125-27 in 274 regular-season games with th...
Read moreBuffalo Sabres’ 2023-24 Team Awards
Buffalo SabresWe’ve said it so many times at this point that it’s beginning to feel like beating the proverbial dead horse, but it still can’t be understated how big of a…
Read moreSabres fire Granato: 'We need to take next step'
Don GranatoThe Sabres have fired coach Don Granato after their NHL-record 13th consecutive season without a playoff appearance.
Read moreNHL Rumors: Sabres, Canadiens, Oilers, Penguins
Luke TuchIn today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Buffalo Sabres are making a coaching change. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens have announced that they’ve reached an agreement with Luke Tuch. Finally, Connor McDavid…
Read moreSabres fire Granato as playoff drought continues
Buffalo SabresThe Sabres have fired coach Don Granato after their NHL-record 13th consecutive season without a playoff appearance.
Read moreGranato fired as Sabres coach, no replacement named
Lindy RuffDon Granato was fired as coach of the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. No replacement was named. The Sabres (39-37-6) finished sixth in the Atlantic Division. They have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs an NHL-record 13 straight seasons. Assistant Jason Christie … Continue reading → The post Granato fired a...
Read moreNHL Injuries: Ducks, Sabres, Flames, Red Wings, Predators, Maple Leafs, Canucks, and Jets
Leo CarlssonJacob Markstrom will play again this season. Dylan Larkin out for at least three games. Mitch Marner has been skating.
Read moreNHL Injuries: Ducks, Sabres, Flames, Red Wings, Predators, Maple Leafs, Canucks, and Jets
Derek LeeJacob Markstrom will play again this season. Dylan Larkin out for at least three games. Mitch Marner has been skating.
Read moreFollowing trade, Sabres’ Victor Olofsson earns another chance, scores goal
Victor OlofssonTORONTO – Prior to Wednesday’s game, Don Granato told Victor Olofsson to talk to him. The Sabres had just traded center Casey Mittelstadt. The coach needed to know if the seldom-used winger was ready to play. Granato feared Olofsson, having last dressed for a game Feb. 15, could be put in a tough sp...
Read moreSabres illustrate growth by annihilating Golden Knights: ‘A mature response’
Don GranatoBUFFALO – In the not-so-distant past, if the Sabres had blown a two-goal lead in a matter of minutes like they did Saturday, they likely would’ve lost. So their 7-2 dismantling of the Vegas Golden Knights before a noisy crowd of 16,693 fans in KeyBank Center represents growth. Coach Don Granato has...
Read moreLeafs, Sabres coaches fined for arguing with refs
Vegas Golden KnightsMaple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe and Sabres coach Don Granato were each fined $25,000 by the NHL for "unprofessional conduct directed at the officials."
Read moreNHL fines Sabres’ Don Granato $25,000 for outburst directed at officials
Buffalo SabresThe NHL on Thursday fined Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato $25,000 for “unprofessional conduct directed at the officials” late in Tuesday’s 3-2 road loss to the Florida Panthers. At the 9:01 mark of the third period, when rookie winger Zach Benson went off for tripping, officials called an unsportsm...
Read moreLeafs, Sabres coaches fined for arguing with refs
TorontoMaple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe and Sabres coach Don Granato were each fined $25,000 by the NHL for "unprofessional conduct directed at the officials."
Read moreNHL fines Sabres’ Don Granato $25,000 for outburst directed at officials
Zach BensonThe NHL on Thursday fined Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato $25,000 for “unprofessional conduct directed at the officials” late in Tuesday’s 3-2 road loss to the Florida Panthers. At the 9:01 mark of the third period, when rookie winger Zach Benson went off for tripping, officials called an unsportsm...
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