‘As you know Ted Nolan coached the New York Islanders after his first stint in Buffalo. Trottier is here because he became good friends with the Sabres head coach, “When he was just a young coach in the NHL, for whatever reason, I was walking from the old Aud back to the hotel in the middle of winter and I’m walking through the snow and Ted says, ‘Hey you want a ride’ and I jumped in and we had a quick five minute conversation and from that, a mini friendship was born.”‘