Buffalo Sabres GM Tim Murray, left, and newly hired coach Dan Bylsma hold a Sabres' jersey as they pose for a photo after a news conference Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Buffalo, N.Y. A week after losing out on Mike Babcock, the Buffalo Sabres went with another experienced Stanley Cup winner by hiring Dan Bylsma to become their next coach. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

Buffalo Sabres coach Dan Bylsma still would not officially divulge the origins of his ‘Disco Dan’ nickname..

"The secret and how I got it is not coming out,” Bylsma said in a phone interview with Puck Daddy.

Though the beginnings of 'Disco Dan' have been mentioned by others, Bylsma has kept the exact story a secret.

But putting two and two together, it did not come from any sort of hip-hop music.

That’s because Bylsma admits he’s not a fan of that genre. In fact he hadn’t heard of D.J. Kool’s “Let Me Clear My Throat” before it was played as the Sabres’ new goal song.

“I don’t know what hip-hop is, let alone a fan,” Bylsma said.

So much for the latest attempt to get Bylsma to spill the beans.

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There’s always been a coolness factor with Bylsma. He was the hip, young coach who guided the Pittsburgh Penguins to the 2009 Stanley Cup. And now he’s the guy in charge of resurrecting the Sabres out of the ‘tank’ era and into the Jack Eichel era.

After a slow start he’s done pretty well. The Sabres are 8-9-2 and have gone 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. They’re not a playoff threat this year, but Bylsma is playing a long game with the group. There’s a multi-year plan rather than a ‘win-now’ feel like he had when he coached the Penguins.

We talked with Bylsma after he finished a practice in Dallas – where the Sabres will play the Stars on Saturday – about his team, rookie Jack Eichel … and Bylsma’s personal LinkedIn profile.

Q: Why are you on Linkedin if you’re an NHL head coach?

BYLSMA: Why am I on LinkedIn? I’m really not on LinkedIn any longer. But I was on LinkedIn for really no other reason than a few friends all over the United States it was my one connection to them. So that’s really why.

I mean you’ve won a Stanley Cup and coached a US Olympic team. I can’t imagine you need LinkedIn to land a job.

(Laughs) No good reason.

Sidenote: It appears Bylsma hasn’t updated his LinkedIn profile in some time. It says he’s still the head coach of the Penguins.

What do you think about the Sabres’ new goal song?

I’d like to hear more of it.

Are you a hip-hop fan?

I don’t know what hip-hop is, let alone a fan. I know we had to play down and pick the goal song. I know it’s gotten a lot of play. All I can say is I’d like to hear more of it.

Can I please get you to divulge why your nickname is ‘Disco Dan?’

No. All I can say is it’s traveled with me for a long time. From how hockey works and the LA organization and even before that to Anaheim to coaching in Anaheim, it’s kind of followed me all around. It stuck, but the secret and how I got it is not coming out.

But it’s not from a hip-hop song then?

No, you are correct.

What’s its like coaching Jack Eichel? Is there pressure with coaching him like ‘don’t mess this up’ because he’s such an important future asset for Buffalo?

I think there’s a lot of attention given to Jack. There’s a lot of attention given to his situation. There’s a lot of people with expectations for how good he’s going to be. They’ve given adjectives like ‘prodigy’ and ‘generational’ and I think I have had some experience in coaching star players and players that have that cast upon them. I think the great thing for the Sabres and the great thing for me is Jack doesn’t feel that. Jack doesn’t feel those expectations. Jack doesn’t carry those expectations around with him. He’s trying to learn and grow and develop as a player and doesn’t carry that with him on the ice.

Are there any similarities to how Sidney Crosby, who you coached with the Penguins, and Eichel carry themselves? Both were in the spotlight for a while before their NHL debuts.

The similarities are the outside scrutiny and the outside dissection of the player and the outside expectations. Those are similar. You’re not dealing with a player. You’re coaching a player. And you’re helping a player and I think the experience I had in Pittsburgh has helped me bring that and I brought that to the Sabres. It’s helped me with the Sabres and helped me coach Jack.

He’s playing about 19 minutes per-night. I’d assume you wouldn’t play him that much if you didn’t think he earned it?

That is correct.

It’s not so much given to him based on his expectation or based on his potential. He has earned the right to play that much and in those situations. I’ve added, he’s now a guy on our penalty kill and that’s because he’s earned it. He’s one of our better penalty killers and that’s not something I did early on this season. It’s something he’s earned. We’re putting him on the ice because he has earned it.

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