Darcy and Rolston out? LaFontaine and Nolan in? Presser at 10:30

[rbochan]

Can someone give a briefing on what is going on for us working non link clicking dudes?

[denverboz]

So I'm reading Nolan coached the Sabres for a couple years, mid 90's, and won the Jack Adams Award (given to the coach of the year) with the Sabres after the 1996-97 season. So anyone know why he was let go back than?

[trapezeus]

curious that they did it after a win, and not after that total disaster in anaheim.

also interesting was some word choices by ted nolan. "want to replace credibility to the team". A nice little jab at darcy, the guy who canned him and said he couldn't work with him.

I read a blo news article from 1997 of darcy firing ted nolan (its on the main sports page). darcy came off as such a weasel then. ican't believe he held that position for 17 years.

also what will be fun is how past regimes said that he'd be scooped up immediately if ever let go. let's see where he ends up now.

[rbochan]

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[JATMtheJATM]

So I'm reading Nolan coached the Sabres for a couple years, mid 90's, and won the Jack Adams Award (given to the coach of the year) with the Sabres after the 1996-97 season. So anyone know why he was let go back than?

rumors were he had an affair with haseks wife.

[denverboz]

curious that they did it after a win, and not after that total disaster in anaheim.

also interesting was some word choices by ted nolan. "want to replace credibility to the team". A nice little jab at darcy, the guy who canned him and said he couldn't work with him.

I read a blo news article from 1997 of darcy firing ted nolan (its on the main sports page). darcy came off as such a weasel then. ican't believe he held that position for 17 years.

also what will be fun is how past regimes said that he'd be scooped up immediately if ever let go. let's see where he ends up now.

Yeah, I was just doing the math before and figured it must have been Darcy who fired Nolan when he took over. But wtf, how do you fire someone who was just named coach of the year?

OK just saw JATM's post about the rumors of Nolan and Hasek's wife. If true, that was a pretty fked up thing by Nolan. Dumb ass!
So has Nolan coached anywhere else since than? Don't see it mentioned anywhere.

[Dude]

curious that they did it after a win, and not after that total disaster in anaheim.

They won last night but played like **** - as usual.

[JATMtheJATM]

Yeah, I was just doing the math before and figured it must have been Darcy who fired Nolan when he took over. But wtf, how do you fire someone who was just named coach of the year?

i just told you. they had to make a choice, and they chose hasek.

[denverboz]

i just told you. they had to make a choice, and they chose hasek.

I posted before I saw your post. Thanks

[trapezeus]

i disliked darcy so much at the end based on his smugness and his third attempt to get it right that now, i kind of want to hear from him. i want him to apologize to the fans for this suffering and tell us what the heck he was thinking.

wanker

[Rockstar]

I have to sling drinks all day and night but I had to post here and say... WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW

[JATMtheJATM]

I posted before I saw your post. Thanks

i thought maybe you thought i was kidding. i wasnt.

[sukie]

i thought maybe you thought i was kidding. i wasnt.

Now you can start all your "rebuilding threads" as they are now relevant.

[coastal]

I have to sling drinks all day and night but I had to post here and say... WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW

I would buy you a shot and a beer!

[denverboz]

Maybe Lafontaine and Nolan can turn it around like Sakic and Roy have done here in Denver, after they finished last in the league last year, Roy has them playing out of their minds and holding onto first at this point, with very few changes in personnel. Interesting side note, Roy actually does very little goalie coaching, instead he hired the guy who used to be his coach to coach them. I mean how good a goalie coach must this guy be to have coached Roy at one time. And btw our goalies are among the best in the league at this point.

[JATMtheJATM]

so does everyone still expect the sabres to finish last this year? i mean, say what you want about nolan, the sabres will skate hard every night.

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Now you can start all your "rebuilding threads" as they are now relevant.

they already were relevant.

[trapezeus]

Maybe Lafontaine and Nolan can turn it around like Sakic and Roy have done here in Denver, after they finished last in the league last year, Roy has them playing out of their minds and holding onto first at this point, with very few changes in personnel. Interesting side note, Roy actually does very little goalie coaching, instead he hired the guy who used to be his coach to coach them. I mean how good a goalie coach must this guy be to have coached Roy at one time. And btw our goalies are among the best in the league at this point.

they are number 1 of all goalies at beating their GF's.

[JATMtheJATM]

Yeah, I was just doing the math before and figured it must have been Darcy who fired Nolan when he took over. But wtf, how do you fire someone who was just named coach of the year?

OK just saw JATM's post about the rumors of Nolan and Hasek's wife. If true, that was a pretty fked up thing by Nolan. Dumb ass!
So has Nolan coached anywhere else since than? Don't see it mentioned anywhere.

nolan was pretty much black listed from the NHL after the hasek incident. he coached for a minute on the island, but he coached from 06-08. he was then in the amerks front office, but lost his job when pegula took over. he also coached latvia.

[rbochan]

need... fluids...

[gebobs]

Ted Nolan... that's curious at best.

he was boning Hasek's wife... maybe they brought him in to bone miller's wife so he will accept a trade?

I hope he schedules a layover in Pardubice on his way back from Latvia and bangs the ever loving sheeite out of her again. Hasek is second only to OJ of the Buffalo sports "heroes" that I despise the most.