‘Ted Nolan could have done that. He would have been a galvanizing presence. He would have become the face of the Islanders, a confident and smiling face. It would have been interesting to talk about his rise from a modest upbringing-he and his brother couldn’t play on the same shift when they were in youth leagues because they had to share a pair of gloves-to the NHL’s coach of the year with the Buffalo Sabres.’