The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Phil Housley on Sunday, the team announced.
Housley was hired following the 2016-17 season after a successful four-year stint as an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators. He was unable to turn the Sabres around, though, failing to make the playoffs both seasons in Buffalo and compiling a record of 58-84-22.
After a successful month of November, which included a 10-game winning streak, the Sabres sat atop the NHL standings. However, from that point, Buffalo went 16-33-8 and failed to win in regulation during March.
The Sabres’ next head coach will be the club’s fifth bench boss since Lindy Ruff’s 15-year run came to an end midway through the 2012-13 campaign.
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