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I would love to know what happened. I had heard that Nolan had an affair with Hasek's wife. That's pure rumor and I doubt that it's true but that was the rumor at one point. |
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| Re: Nolan and Hasek face off Quote:
That's a cool rumor...can anyone second the rumor?... |
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| You tell 'em Ted! Quote:
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| Whatever Nolan did evidently worked. Playing without Alexi Yashin and Tom Poti, The Isles beat the Thrashers 5-2 at Atlanta. Considering the brutal way they lost the other day, they showed me something about their grit. |
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| Re: Nolan and Hasek face off this on wikipedia: The regular season success of the Sabres in 1996-97 was overshadowed by what took place during the playoffs. Tensions between Sabres head coach Ted Nolan and Hašek had been high for most of the season, and after the Ottawa Senators scored on him in game three of the first round of the playoffs, Hašek left the game, which forced backup Steve Shields to step in. Hašek claimed he felt his knee pop, and the team doctor pronounced him day-to-day. Being integral to the Sabres' Cup run, the media speculated that Hašek was not doing his utmost to return from the injury because he was at odds with Nolan. Buffalo News columnist Jim Kelley wrote a column that night that appeared in the following day's newspaper that detailed that day's events, which irked Hašek. After the Senators won game five, Hašek came out of the Sabres' training room and allegedly attacked Kelley, choking him and tearing his shirt. Despite issuing an apology, things went downhill soon afterward. [1]Shields starred as the Sabres rallied to win the series against Ottawa. Before the next series against the Philadelphia Flyers, the NHL announced that Hašek had been suspended for three games for his altercation with Kelley. Set to return in game four with the team down by three games in the series, Hašek told the Sabres' coaching staff he felt a twinge in his knee and left the ice after the pregame skate. Shields turned in another season-saving performance as Buffalo staved off the almost inevitable sweeping elimination with a win. Again before the fifth game, Hašek declared himself unfit to play and Buffalo lost 6-3, losing the series in five games. Though General Manager John Muckler was named "Executive of the Year", he was fired for his constant feuding with Nolan. Hašek, who sided with Muckler, stating in an interview during 1997 NHL Awards Ceremony that "it would be better for [him] if [Nolan] did not return". Despite winning the Jack Adams Award as top coach, Nolan did not return the next year. Hašek would again win the Vezina Trophy, and also win the Lester B. Pearson Award along with the Hart Trophy for league MVP. At the time, he, along with Jacques Plante, was the second goalie to ever win the Hart. hasek's got a big mouth and an arrogance problem. and whoever heard of not rehiring your coach after he wins coach of the year? |
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| Good article Blue. I understand the team siding with a star player over a coach. It's happens in all sports. Magic Johnson got Paul Westhead fired. Mark Messier got Roger Nielsen fired. But what makes no sense to me is why Nolan couldn't get another job for 10 years. It really makes me give some credence to the fact that maybe Nolan did have an affair with Hasek's wife...Or if not that, he must have done something very bad for no team to give him a shot. And I would love to know what that is. |
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| Re: Nolan and Hasek face off I remember watching a documentary on Nolan, before the Islanders brought him back, and about everything that happened back in the 90s, where he went after that - he wasn't exceptionally angry or lashing out, but he was convinced it was racism that led to his firing. I think that's hilarious about the 'hiring a dog', because I agree, but i think he had an exceptionally rough time in Buffalo. I am sure things were said to him, name calling, etc, that he won't forget that leads to him saying, people were racist. |