Sabres head coach Granato let go amid team's NHL-record playoff drought
The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato on Tuesday, making him the seventh coach to be ousted during what's grown into an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought.
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![A season after the free-wheeling Sabres finished third in the NHL with 293 goals, their production dropped to currently rank 22nd in the 32-team league. Sabres head coach stands on team bench addressing players during stoppage in play in a Dec. 5, 2023 NHL game in Buffalo.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7175036.1713278578!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/granato-don-231205-1180.jpg)
The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato on Tuesday, making him the seventh coach to be ousted during what's grown into an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought.