‘Ron Rolston: Darcy Regier’s pet was insanely over his head as an NHL head coach. Players openly mocked his poor skating skills and the fact he wore gardening gloves rather than hockey gloves so he could avoid constantly shifting them on and off when he wanted to write on the whiteboard. They thought he was nothing more than a college coach. Sent packing along with Regier in November of ’13, a lone player yelled out “no more Hockey East, boys” and drew howls of laughter as the team stretched during its first practice after his dismissal.’
Inside the NHL: Memories of The Drought, a dark time in Sabres history that's finally over
Source: Buffalo News
