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  • The_Philster
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    • Jul 2002
    • 52180
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    Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

    Ted Nolan is nine years removed from his first and only head-coaching job in the National Hockey League, and he has theories why he has been kept out of the game's top loop since winning the Jack Adams Award as the coach of the year with the 1996-97 Buffalo Sabres.His most shocking supposition is that he has been excluded because of the color of his skin.
    "I look different. I'm not one of them," said Nolan, a member of the Ojibwa Indian tribe from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and now coach of the Memorial Cup host Moncton Wildcats. more

    Personally, I don't buy it...but there's definitely some reason with little merit he hasn't gotten back into the NHL
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  • Stoneludlow
    aka: STONEHENGE
    • May 2005
    • 717
    #2
    Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

    sOME MAY SAY THE "NO GOAL" GAME MAY HAVE DONE HIM IN,ALSO.
    This has been a "View From the 'STONEHENGE'"


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    • Ebenezer
      Give me a minute...
      • Jul 2002
      • 73868
      #3
      Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

      Originally posted by The_Philster
      Personally, I don't buy it...but there's definitely some reason with little merit he hasn't gotten back into the NHL

      Anybody notice that John Muckler is still a GM in the NHL?? Dollars to donuts says that he is the root of the blackballing.




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      • gannd
        Unofficial Calgary Bills Backers President
        • Sep 2005
        • 173
        #4
        Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

        The reason why his is not back is because he went over the GM's head to get him fired. What GM in the league wants a guy like that.

        He screwed himself but it is a shame he won't be back, he was a decent coach.
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        • chernobylwraiths
          Registered User
          • Jan 2003
          • 41838
          #5
          Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

          he has also had chances to get back in and turned them down. I like Ted Nolan and feel he got an extremely raw deal here with the Sabres, but he has to look at himself as well as others for why he is not coaching.

          I do think there is a blackballing issue in some places though.
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          • chernobylwraiths
            Registered User
            • Jan 2003
            • 41838
            #6
            Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

            Originally posted by gannd
            The reason why his is not back is because he went over the GM's head to get him fired. What GM in the league wants a guy like that.

            He screwed himself but it is a shame he won't be back, he was a decent coach.
            That's just crap. That kind of stuff has happened before and guys still get jobs.
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            • generalmills
              Registered User
              • Sep 2003
              • 942
              #7
              Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

              I believe that it comes down to the simple fact that Nolan was unable to bridge the gap between the front office and the star player(s) (Hasek). The world of pro-sports is one dominated by the star athlete. If you as a coach cannot keep these guys happy, then you cannot survive.
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              • The_Philster
                Registered User
                • Jul 2002
                • 52180
                #8
                Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

                Originally posted by Stoneludlow
                sOME MAY SAY THE "NO GOAL" GAME MAY HAVE DONE HIM IN,ALSO.
                Lindy Ruff was the coach at the time of No Goal so I'd love to know how anyone could come to that conclusion
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                • Dozerdog
                  In a jar, on a shelf, next to the unopened Miracle Whip.

                  Administrator Emeritus
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 42587
                  #9
                  Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

                  Losing teams desperate for good coaches don't blackball guys who will allow them to win.



                  He f'ed up somewhere bad and everyone must know it.
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                  • Dozerdog
                    In a jar, on a shelf, next to the unopened Miracle Whip.

                    Administrator Emeritus
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 42587
                    #10
                    Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

                    Does Nolan's style even fit today's NHL?

                    I don't recall athletic skating teams being his forte'
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                    • Stoneludlow
                      aka: STONEHENGE
                      • May 2005
                      • 717
                      #11
                      Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

                      Originally posted by The_Philster
                      Lindy Ruff was the coach at the time of No Goal so I'd love to know how anyone could come to that conclusion
                      Thanks for the Sabres Education I'm just starting to get to know the NHL after not following it for quite some time.
                      Last time I followed the NHL the Islanders were Cup Champions (81-82). No true rooting interest until this year.
                      Was a bandwagon Pens fan, but they haven't done any thing great in 15 years.
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                      • chernobylwraiths
                        Registered User
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 41838
                        #12
                        Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

                        Originally posted by Dozerdog
                        Does Nolan's style even fit today's NHL?

                        I don't recall athletic skating teams being his forte'
                        I think he was more a motivational coach who got the most out of his players. Pat Lafontaine loved him and so did just about every one of his players with one exception.

                        I think he is screwed with the wrong guy in the old boys network. I don't see Muckler having any problem landing jobs even though he hasn't gotten results. And I see him as a guy who holds a grudge.
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                        • RockStar36
                          Dude's Little Ignorant Crony
                          • Sep 2004
                          • 24761
                          #13
                          Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

                          Maybe he isn't a coach because he whines all the time and comes to crazy conclusions like this one.

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                          • Dr. Lecter
                            Zero for Zero!
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 67938
                            #14
                            Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

                            And also because he is too good to be an assistant.

                            His accomplishments with the Sabres were pretty limited. One playoff series victory, and that came as a #2 seed beating a #7 in seven games.

                            Maybe he was over-rated.
                            Originally posted by mysticsoto
                            Lecter is right in everything he said.
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                            • YardRat
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                              • Dec 2004
                              • 86171
                              #15
                              Re: Nolan implies racism keeping him from return to NHL

                              Just another case of playing the only trump card you've got left in your hand. If Nolan was really any good, he'd of landed another job by now.

                              Nice points, Doc.
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