‘That said, what was the owner thinking with a contract extension to a coach coming off a 75-point season? Would love to ask him someday if he ever speaks to the media again. The only head coaches with their club longer than Granato are Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper, Pittsburgh’s Mike Sullivan, Colorado’s Jared Bednar, Carolina’s Rod Brind’Amour and Toronto’s Sheldon Keefe. I count five Stanley Cups as coaches and one as a player on that list, plus eight trips to the Cup final. Granato hasn’t gotten to Round 1 yet.’
Inside the NHL: There's plenty still to be decided as season finally hits April
Source: Buffalo News