Only a couple of seats remain on the NHL's coaching carousel. This after two spots were confirmed to have been filled Wednesday.

In Boston, the interim tag was removed from Bruce Cassidy's job title, as he was officially named head coach after 33 regular-season and postseason games behind the Bruins' bench. And out West, the Vancouver Canucks promoted their AHL bench boss by naming Travis Green to fill their vacancy.

At present, then, only the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers positions remain open. Here's the latest on those fronts:

Panthers going to school?

On Wednesday, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported the Panthers recently interviewed University of Denver head coach Jim Montgomery.

This falls in line with Montgomery having told Mike Chambers of The Denver Post that he was scheduled to meet with Florida brass after leading his team to an NCAA men's title earlier this month.

Friedman, however, added the Panthers may still be doing some legwork.

Sabres getting busy

Meanwhile, in Buffalo, the Sabres are looking for both a coach and a general manager, and owner Kim Pegula has confirmed the process - beginning with the latter - is well underway.

One would assume the new GM would have a big say in who's brought in as coach, meaning that shoe would need to drop first.

Depending on how the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs go, another vacancy or two could open up.

For now, these are the opportunities to be chased by prospective hires.

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