The Buffalo Sabres have removed the interim tag from Don Granato and named him the team’s full-time coach. Granato replaced Ralph Krueger behind the bench midseason. After losing 22 of the first 28 games under Krueger, the Sabres won nine of their final 28 with Granato at the helm and rallied to win three times when trailing after two periods. This is Granato’s first NHL head-coaching job after assistant stints with Buffalo, Chicago and St. Louis. Granato is the sixth coach since Lindy Ruff was fired a month into the lockout-shortened 2013 season
