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Why Islanders fired Nolan
Ted Nolan fired himself the first week of March when he picked against Rick DiPietro for both ends of a home-and-home series against the Rangers. Forget any and all of the mitigating circumstances existing at the time that might have made backup Wade Dubielewicz the rational choice for either or both of the matches, for the moment the head coach crossed the franchise goaltender, he crossed the line. GM Garth Snow talked again and again about "philosophical differences," in explaining why Nolan was dismissed yesterday after two seasons behind the bench in which the Islanders were much more competitive than they had any right to be. It wasn't a Snow job, there was a conflict between the front office and the head coach on the age-old issue of cultivating kids as opposed to leaning on journeymen veterans, but Nolan's failure to recognize the sway that DiPietro holds within the organization represents the true philosophical divide that got him fired.
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Granted DiPietro gave the Isles a fighting chance during seasons when they wouldn't have had a prayer otherwise, Snow is holding him in way too high of regards.
nyr35 = PH
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Wang = ****, Snow = ****, DiPietro = ****. Wow, this organization really has it going. At least DiPietro can stop a puck or two, but he's overrated imo.
And now there's rumors about Torts going to the Isles? Seriously? Now there's a nice mismatch. He's even more "my way or the highway" than Nolan. Torts is a great coach but he needs a GM and owner that let him run his race. I can't really see that happening with the current hierarchy in Islanders..
Dashiva
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This is why the Isles have s*cked for so long and why that won't change any time soon. The coach makes game decisions, the GM makes personell decisions. Nolan is a good coach. Snow a first time GM. Paleeze!
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Six Burgh, PA
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Ok kids today's word is dis functional..can you say "dis functional"?
Buc Fettman
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Nolan has never learned that you don't cross the guy who hires you. It is almost comical. He tries to undermine the guy that hires him time and again.
Back to the OHL for you, Teddy Bear.
joec
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In pro sports it always comes back to ownership. Wang is a terrible owner, therefore the Isles hire terrible people who perform terribly. Pretty basic.
Capsfan
Arlington , VA
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The Isles appear to be very very messed up.
TenRingsSTL
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Seems the Isles have just been snowballing bad decisions since Ricky boy got that contract.
DurkDiggler
Iron City, PA
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Like those two games would have made any difference (no offense Isles fans)
DP was probably injured too.
OtherOne81
Red Dawn, CT
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"Why Islanders fired Nolan"
Why? Because Small Wand is a p*rick! One of the absolute worst owners in the league (I believe top honors still belongs to the Leafs). And the fellow with his nose buried between Small Wang's cheeks is an insecure idiot! That's why!
DCruiser
Barrington , IL
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Good point otherone81, 2 more Ws wouldn't have prevented the ship from sinking, anyway.
Plus, the coach should (almost) always be favored over players. Ted Nolan is not a bad coach, the ownership and management is lousy!
cmh_phx
Tempe , AZ
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Nolan's story will be similar to Mike Smith's story, bgm: the organization is owned and managed by idiots.
DCruiser
Barrington , IL
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Who cares...honestly...its the Islanders...
togocats
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Maybe the Isles just want a mouthpiece for the organization. Like the scene at the end of Animal House with Kevin Bacon screaming "don't panic, everything's okay!"
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Six Burgh, PA
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Huh... and I thought he slept with Garth Snow's wife. Do you think that Snow straps on those lacrosse pads that he used to play with every day at the office?
The Duke of Awesome
East Aurora , NY
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Depietro is OVER RATED and if this is really has anything to do with a goaltender choice the the organization is about as F-ed up as the MN T-wolves. Snow like McHale is beginning to show that just because you could play the game..doesn't mean you know anything about how the game works.....
slapshot27
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I hereby nominate Charles Wang to step behind the Isles bench next season!! Boy, talk about a farce...
rhmf93
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Why not just hire Snow to coach too? Who would even think about taking this job if the reason Nolan got into crap was not playing DiPietro 2 games.
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Six Burgh, PA
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The irony is that Snow (a backup goalie) was mad about Nolan playing the back up goalie. The Islanders are starting to make Toronto look like a well oiled machine.
DurkDiggler
Iron City, PA
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Thank God I've got a real team to cheer for!
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Six Burgh, PA
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