Ted Nolan Fired

*the Islanders continue on as the worst run team in the NHL with the firing of a quality coach in Nolan. If they had only kept Neil Smith as GM who was fired after only 3 weeks at the helm I believe they would have a much better team today. In his short term there he had managed to attract quality free agent to the Isle such as Tom Poti, Chris Simon, Victor Kozlov, Mike Sillinger and Brendan Witt and also drafted the teams future star in Kyle Okposo. In the days since with Garth Snow as GM they have made one bonehead move after another including emptying the coffers for Ryan Smyth only to lose him to free agency, cutting their best player in Alexei Yashin, giving a 15 yr deal and superstar money to a middle tier goalie in Dipietro, drafting Josh Bailey over a future star in Filatov, and not to mention the countless players they lost to free agency leaving them with a shell of a team (satan, Kozlov, blake, poti etc..)

- Z

The New York Islanders have parted ways with head coach Ted Nolan.

Islanders general manager Garth Snow announced Monday that Nolan will not return next season. Nolan had one season remaining on his contract.

"Ted has helped us achieve some success over the last two seasons, however it has become clear that we have philosophical differences and have decided together to part ways," said Snow in a press release. "Since last season and continuing into the summer, I have realized we do not share the same philosophies. I would like to thank Ted for his two years with the team and wish him the best.

"I have a list of several qualified candidates. After a thorough process, we will hire the very best coach to lead the Islanders on the ice."

Nolan was 75-68-21 in two seasons on the Island. His career record as an NHL coach stands at 148-140-19-21.

"While I am disappointed I will not be coaching the Islanders next season, there have been philosophical differences and we've agreed it's a good time for me to move on," Nolan said in a statement. "I want to thank the Islanders organization for giving me a chance to coach in the NHL again. I have tremendous respect for what the team is trying to do and I wish them well."