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SPOILER GDT: LATVIA v. CANADA


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Hmmm, let's see... This guy, Ted Nolan, says here he's a hockey coach:

 

Prior experience. Check.

Ability to squeeze proverbial water from proverbial rock. Check.

Demonstrable International and NHL coaching accomplishments. Check.

Unarguable untapped potential. Check.

Accepted and respected by fans. Check.

Primary choice of Sabres' President of Hockey Operations. Check.

 

Well, but does he have a few years to kill while we straighten this team around? This doesn't say anything about long term commitments.

 

What makes you think he unarguably has untapped potential? Isn't it plausible he's great at getting effort and cohesiveness out of undertalented players, but that's all he's got?

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I wished, oh, how I wished... that the Sabres could be replaced, almost to a man, by the Latvian team.

 

If your intent is for the Sabres to continue to pick in the top 5 for the next five years, then I agree.

 

If not, then this assessment is Exhibit A on why you don't make decisions based on anecdotal evidence.

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Well at least they scored more goals against the Canadian team than Team USA.

 

This is a good "What If?" How well would these Olympic teams stack up in the NHL? Would the losing quarterfinal teams be bottom 5 in the NHL? Would the 4 teams playing in today's semi-finals - would they be below average NHL teams?

 

I honestly don't know, just thinking it's an interesting question..

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Well at least they scored more goals against the Canadian team than Team USA.

 

This is a good "What If?" How well would these Olympic teams stack up in the NHL? Would the losing quarterfinal teams be bottom 5 in the NHL? Would the 4 teams playing in today's semi-finals - would they be below average NHL teams?

 

I honestly don't know, just thinking it's an interesting question..

 

Teams like Austria and Norway could barely survive in the AHL.

 

A team like Latvia, with so many KHL players, probably could do all right in the AHL.

 

The top four teams would be perennial Stanley Cup contenders.

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