Editing Ted Nolan (section)

===Buffalo Sabres (1995–1997)===
Nolan was hired as an assistant coach by the [[Hartford Whalers]] prior to the [[1994–95 NHL season]]. After one season in Hartford, he accepted the position of head coach with the NHL's [[Buffalo Sabres]]. In his second season in Buffalo, he led the team to the Northeast Division title and was awarded the [[Jack Adams Award]] as the league's top coach.

His relationships with all-star goaltender [[Dominik Hašek]] and general manager [[John Muckler]], however, were strained. Hašek, who sided with Muckler, stated in an interview during 1997 NHL Awards Ceremony that "it would be better for me if he (Nolan) did not return." Muckler, who had just been voted the NHL's 1996–97 Executive of the Year, was the first casualty of this toxic situation and was fired prior to the 1997–98 season. New general manager [[Darcy Regier]] was given the option of choosing his own coach. Rather than fire Nolan, whose two-year contract had just expired, Regier offered him a one-year extension, reportedly for $500,000. After winning Coach of the Year honors, Nolan found the offer insulting and rejected it. Regier subsequently pulled the contract off the table and hired [[Lindy Ruff]] as the Sabres' new head coach.