Nolan splits with Islanders after 2 seasons : Ted Nolan needed nearly a decade to get back into the NHL, and after a two-year return the veteran coach is unemployed again. Now there's no guarantee he'll get another shot behind a big-league bench. Nolan split with the New York Islanders on Monday, joining general manager Garth Snow in citing "philosophical differences" as the reason for the divorce after two seasons. On Monday morning, Nolan returned to Long Island for the start of a rookie training camp. After a meeting with Snow at Nassau Coliseum, the decision was made that it was time for a change. "The process for me was something that took a lot of time to come to terms with," Snow told The Associated Press. "We all know we probably weren't all on the same page in certain areas. "It wasn't going to work if two people...
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