Bye Bye Regier & Rolston...

[Jasmine]

BREAKING: Big changes for the Buffalo Sabres as they just announced that they have fired GM Darcy Regier and coach Ron Rolston. They have hired Ted Nolan as coach and Pat Lafontaine as president of hockey ops. More:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/pat ... -1.2425096

[Matt the Aussie]

Re: Bye Bye Regier & Rolston...

So Ted Nolan finally gets another chance in the NHL...this should be interesting.

[Victor]

Re: Bye Bye Regier & Rolston...

Oh he did well with the Latvian national team. :(

Surprised Regier was fired, he sold well.

[Matt the Aussie]

Re: Bye Bye Regier & Rolston...

He coached Latvia? That I did not know.

[Josh]

Re: Bye Bye Regier & Rolston...

Ted Nolan is the perfect choice as a Sabres coach. Does he still have the "interim" title that Rolston had?

[Victor]

Re: Bye Bye Regier & Rolston...

He coached Latvia? That I did not know.

Yes for 2-3 years or so. Not their best years but not the worst either and he did well with what he had.

[Victor]

Re: Bye Bye Regier & Rolston...

http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news ... d2f23b2900

In fact, he is still coach of Latvia. And Girgensons is on Buffalo! There could be some conflicts of interest here. I guess the Sabres aren't planning to make the playoffs (not that any of us expect them but organisations generally like to keep things optimistic on an official level) since that would be awkward if Buffalo was in the playoffs during the WC.

[Matt the Aussie]

Re: Bye Bye Regier & Rolston...

I'm guessing this is more of a timing thing...the NHL will be off during the Olympics, and Buffalo won't make the playoffs, so that will free up Nolan during those times. His Latvian contract ends in the summer so I imagine he just won't extend his stay there.

With Zemgus already leading the charge, perhaps there will be a Latvian revolution in Buffalo? I hear Kaspars is available... ;)