Michael Peca turbo-charging Rangers could get him hired away
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I walked out of the Garden following Saturday’s 4-3 overtime victory over the Sabres thinking the Rangers probably aren’t going to be able to keep Michael Peca on their staff as an assistant coach for all that long.
In fact, unless there is a dramatic reversal of fortune in Buffalo, where the Sabres are staring at a 13th straight season out of the playoffs, I’d expect the Pegula ownership to seek permission to bring Peca back to the organization where he was captain as a player and a coach in their minor league system.
Don Granato in his fourth full season behind the Sabres bench. Everyone seems to like him. Everyone seems to believe he is a good coach.
Yet the team hasn’t been able to quite turn the corner under Granato despite a flurry of moves over the past three seasons by general manager Kevyn Adams and a succession of high draft selections.
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