Buffalo Sabers Fire Head Coach Ralph Krueger In Midst Of 12-Game Winless Streak

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The season has not gone the way that the Buffalo Sabres wanted, but instead of plodding along as one of the worst teams in the league, the club decided to fire head coach Ralph Krueger.

Krueger's firing came Tuesday after the team dropped another contest, this time to the New Jersey Devils. They are in the middle of a 12-game winless streak, and right now the club is an awful 6-18-4.

How bad have things gotten? The Sabres haven't won a game since February 23rd, and right now boast an NHL-low 16 points, adding just two points in their past 12 games.

Sabers columnist Mike Harrington reports that for now, the team will promote Don Granato to be the team's new interim head coach.










This was Krueger's second season as head coach. Last year, he led Buffalo to a 30-31-8 record, coming up short of making the playoffs.

Krueger was inked to a deal through next season, which pays him a salary of $3.75 million, and the Sabres will have to continue cutting Krueger checks for his services while he sits at home.



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