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Ted Nolan Approval Rating – December 2014

Posted on by Calvin

December marked another month in the right direction (mostly) for the Buffalo Sabres. Under Ted Nolan, there were still some awful performances and injuries continued to decimate an already weak lineup, but things are not looking as grim as they did in October. The Sabres Tank Brigade lost some momentum, and then rose up again in force as the holidays came in.

Here is where the Sabres are in the standings –

Posn Team DIV GP W L OT P ROW GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY S/O L10 STREAK
1 ANAHEIM P 38 24 8 6 54 20 107 97 +10 12-3-3 12-5-3 – 7-2-1 WON 1
2 CHICAGO C 37 25 10 2 52 20 117 77 +40 13-4-1 12-6-1 – 7-2-1 WON 2
3 NASHVILLE C 36 24 9 3 51 20 106 76 +30 14-2-1 10-7-2 – 7-2-1 WON 1
4 MONTRÉAL A 37 24 11 2 50 19 100 85 +15 13-4-1 11-7-1 – 7-3-0 WON 4
5 TAMPA BAY A 38 23 11 4 50 22 122 95 +27 15-4-1 8-7-3 – 5-4-1 WON 3
6 PITTSBURGH M 36 22 9 5 49 20 109 83 +26 13-5-1 9-4-4 – 4-3-3 LOST 3
7 NY ISLANDERS M 36 24 11 1 49 18 112 100 +12 14-4-0 10-7-1 – 5-4-1 WON 1
8 ST. LOUIS C 37 22 12 3 47 19 108 91 +17 13-4-1 9-8-2 – 5-4-1 LOST 1
9 DETROIT A 37 19 9 9 47 18 105 87 +18 12-4-6 7-5-3 – 3-3-4 LOST 1
10 VANCOUVER P 35 21 11 3 45 19 103 93 +10 9-5-1 12-6-2 – 4-4-2 WON 1
11 WINNIPEG C 37 19 11 7 45 17 94 84 +10 8-7-3 11-4-4 – 5-2-3 LOST 1
12 LOS ANGELES P 38 18 12 8 44 17 103 89 +14 14-4-2 4-8-6 – 4-3-3 OT 1
13 WASHINGTON M 36 18 11 7 43 17 105 91 +14 7-5-4 11-6-3 – 6-1-3 OT 1
14 TORONTO A 37 20 14 3 43 18 124 110 +14 14-8-0 6-6-3 – 5-5-0 LOST 2
15 SAN JOSE P 37 19 13 5 43 17 101 92 +9 10-5-2 9-8-3 – 6-3-1 LOST 2
16 CALGARY P 38 20 15 3 43 17 110 99 +11 10-6-2 10-9-1 – 3-6-1 WON 3
17 NY RANGERS M 34 19 11 4 42 17 102 83 +19 12-5-3 7-6-1 – 8-2-0 LOST 1
18 FLORIDA A 34 16 9 9 41 11 80 83 -3 9-4-3 7-5-6 – 6-2-2 OT 1
19 BOSTON A 37 19 15 3 41 17 98 97 +1 12-6-2 7-9-1 – 5-3-2 WON 1
20 MINNESOTA C 34 17 13 4 38 15 99 94 +5 9-4-4 8-9-0 – 3-4-3 WON 1
21 DALLAS C 35 16 14 5 37 14 102 117 -15 7-7-5 9-7-0 – 7-3-0 WON 2
22 OTTAWA A 36 15 14 7 37 12 97 96 +1 8-4-4 7-10-3 – 5-3-2 WON 1
23 PHILADELPHIA M 36 14 16 6 34 14 100 104 -4 8-5-3 6-11-3 – 5-3-2 LOST 2
24 COLORADO C 36 13 15 8 34 9 92 107 -15 7-8-3 6-7-5 – 4-4-2 LOST 2
25 COLUMBUS M 34 15 16 3 33 11 86 108 -22 8-9-2 7-7-1 – 8-1-1 WON 1
26 NEW JERSEY M 38 13 18 7 33 11 82 102 -20 5-6-5 8-12-2 – 2-5-3 WON 1
27 ARIZONA P 36 14 18 4 32 11 86 113 -27 7-8-3 7-10-1 – 4-5-1 WON 3
28 BUFFALO A 37 14 20 3 31 8 75 122 -47 10-8-2 4-12-1 – 5-4-1 LOST 1
29 CAROLINA M 36 10 22 4 24 9 72 95 -23 6-8-2 4-14-2 – 2-7-1 LOST 2
30 EDMONTON P 37 8 22 7 23 7 79 125 -46 6-12-2 2-10-5 – 1-7-2 WON 1

So, personal biases and beefs aside, what grade would you give Teddy on the basis of his (and the team’s) performances in the month of December?

What grade would you give Ted Nolan on the basis of his performance as coach of the Buffalo Sabres in December 2014?

A – Excellent 97
B – Good 277
C – Average 142
D – Mediocre 59
F – Horrific 15

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