http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y98ZxbwVps
- homiedclown

love that...although, I was anticipating olli when I clicked the link

Hamilton had said it multiple times throughout the season. Nolan himself has admitted to be not much of an X's and O's guy. And Homer came in here last night saying that the guy does absolutely nothing. Now, I think sbroads is most likely correct, and that it's probably exaggerated, but like I said, last night, he wouldn't be the first head coach in professional sports to primarily be a motivator, while the details are a distant second on his hierarchy of responsibilities. However, those tenures usually don't end very well. They end up getting out coached in just about every facet of the game (similar to the way he was with this team in 1997...that Ottawa series had no business being as close as it was, and Philadelphia just made them look plain stupid at times).

With the team in the shape it is, it may not mean that much, but I'd rather have a coach that can motivate players, and get them in the habit of paying attention to detail. There's no rule that says a team can't be skilled, tough, and really smart.
- buffalofan19

And he's probably been the most annoying dad to all his kids hockey coaches over the years.

I would like to ask both, why "x's and o's" are so important...especially in light of ron "x's and o's" Rolston who's tenure was a complete disaster
- Michael Pachla

shoot more, score more


back check and the other team scores less

when in doubt bank the puck out of your own end, off the wall

I never saw him in the miracle tryouts


I have watched the movie 6 times now


- homiedclown

The difference here, though, is that someone else is able to attest to his claim.
- buffalofan19

this

And he's probably been the most annoying dad to all his kids hockey coaches over the years.
- Buffalo-Sabres

Hamilton, homer, or Nolan?


and...


(not to be a jerk) source?

shoot more, score more


back check and the other team scores less

when in doubt bank the puck out of your own end, off the wall
- homiedclown

you're lazy

love that...although, I was anticipating olli when I clicked the link
- Michael Pachla

more to come

I never saw him in the miracle tryouts


I have watched the movie 6 times now


- homiedclown

He's there. Over in that round thing you throw trash into.

more to come
- homiedclown

Hamilton, homer, or Nolan?


and...


(not to be a jerk) source?
- Michael Pachla

Nolan. Just a hunch.

if the bills did not trade up to get sammy, there would be nothing to talk about on wgr right now

agreed...mostly

you may like this piece

http://www.thehockeynews....-much-as-it-is-xs-and-os/
- Michael Pachla

That was a good piece. Though I had to laugh at what "Boomer" Gordon said on SiriusXM when they were talking about that: "That's too long of a flight. I just would have called him."

In all seriousness though, like the article says, it's about relationships AS MUCH as it is X's and O's. That facet of the game isn't going away. There will always be strategies that will be able to mask a team's shortcomings, especially as technology and video continues to grow.

Nolan. Just a hunch.
- Buffalo-Sabres

got it

He's there. Over in that round thing you throw trash into.
- dadeadhead

oh my

And he's probably been the most annoying dad to all his kids hockey coaches over the years.
- Buffalo-Sabres

From some of the stories I've heard, Pat Kane's and Cody Hodgson's fathers could give him a serious run for that title.

when nbc sports advertise sabre games on tv, who will they mention?

esp if sam does not make the big club

does craig rivet make the all time sabres over-rated team?
- homiedclown

If Craig Rivet is on your all-time overrated team, your franchise is a joke.

when nbc sports advertise sabre games on tv, who will they mention?

esp if sam does not make the big club
- homiedclown

Ted Nolan

That was a good piece. Though I had to laugh at what "Boomer" Gordon said on SiriusXM when they were talking about that: "That's too long of a flight. I just would have called him."

In all seriousness though, like the article says, it's about relationships AS MUCH as it is X's and O's. That facet of the game isn't going away. There will always be strategies that will be able to mask a team's shortcomings, especially as technology and video continues to grow.
- buffalofan19

that's funny...

the Chicago bulls were coached by phil "the zen master" Jackson, one of the greatest of all time...he managed ego's...

the innovator of the triangle offense was his assistant, tex winter...

From some of the stories I've heard, Pat Kane's and Cody Hodgson's fathers could give him a serious run for that title.
- buffalofan19

I'm sure they could. I'm really just making the joke that Nolan isn't an "X's and O's" guy, but has been probably up his kids coaches asses about X's and O's his whole career.

when nbc sports advertise sabre games on tv, who will they mention?

esp if sam does not make the big club
- homiedclown

That always annoyed me. Just advertise the teams, not "Lundqvist and the Rangers take on Kane and the Blackhawks."

That always annoyed me. Just advertise the teams, not "Lundqvist and the Rangers take on Kane and the Blackhawks."
- CaptainRivet

Bias for and against a given sport aside

Unless you were a die-hard Cavs (or Heat) fan, would you watch a game of theirs on TV if LeBron weren't playing?

How about Denver without Manning, or the Patriots without Manning?

Sports is about marketing its stars, and always has been.

that's funny...

the Chicago bulls were coached by phil "the zen master" Jackson, one of the greatest of all time...he managed ego's...

the innovator of the triangle offense was his assistant, tex winter...
- Michael Pachla

Kind of unrelated, but he's also the guy that told Jordan "There's no I in team", to which Jordan responded, "but there's an I in Win".

if the bills did not trade up to get sammy, there would be nothing to talk about on wgr right now
- homiedclown

IM sure they would come up with (Fill in the Blank) Draft