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Ted Nolan On April 20, 2007, Ted Nolan's 8th seeded Islanders fell in five games to his former team, the top-seeded Buffalo Sabres. In his second season, Nolan led the Islanders to a record of 35–38–9 for 79 points. On November 3, 2007, Al Arbour returned at the request of Nolan, to coach his 1,500th game for the Islanders in a 3–2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. On July 14, 2008, "Newsday" reported that Ted Nolan was dismissed as Islanders coach by Islanders GM Garth Snow. On July 2, 2009, Nolan agreed to a one-year contract with the Rochester Americans to become