![]() He started his career as an assistant coach with Pittsburgh's farm team, spending six seasons in that role before following Michel Therrien up to the parent club. He stands a reasonable chance of surviving the season because Buffalo knows what kind of team he has, but the coaches on the starting side of a full-blown rebuild rarely get to see the fruits of their labour.Ī Brief History: Weirdly, Mike Yeo had only a single season of head coaching experience before Minnesota hired him. Even worse, the team has undergone management changes since Nolan's hiring, meaning that his time with the team predates that of general manager Tim Murray. ![]() The Sabres are a terrible team in full-rebuild mode, which is never good for a coach's long-term career prospects. Job Security: Once again, Nolan is in a pretty difficult position, though one that has little to do with his coaching talents. Nolan lasted two years with Charles Wang's club, after which he spent another half-decade waiting for his current assignment. His first NHL job was in Buffalo, were he did good work over two seasons, winning the Jack Adams Award in the second year.Ī battle with star goalie Dominik Hasek and GM John Muckler saw both Nolan and Muckler let go despite a great year, and it took a decade before Nolan got another chance, this time with the New York Islanders. A Brief History: Nolan's coaching career has generally consisted of short spurts of relative success, followed by long periods of unemployment.
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