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Coach Nolan’s new contract getting ironed out

Buffalo Sabres v Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, FL - MARCH 7: Interim head coach Ted Nolan of the Buffalo Sabres directs the players during a break in action against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center on March 7, 2014 in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers defeated the Sabres 2-0.

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The Buffalo Sabres have expressed an interest in signing head coach Ted Nolan beyond his trial period and after a reported setback, they will probably get their wish.

Nolan has placed his contract negotiations in the hands of his representative, but it sounds like all the heavy lifting is done.

“Just formality and getting a couple of things ironed out and doing all the legal stuff,” Nolan said of the talks, per the Buffalo News.

Buffalo was reportedly ready to announced Nolan’s extension in late February, but that obviously didn’t happen. It was speculated that former Sabres president Pat LaFontaine departure was related to that event getting scrapped -- or at least postponed.

Nolan and LaFontaine are close friends and the Sabres bench boss admitted that it was difficult to cope with.

The Sabres are 15-22-7 under Nolan, which is actually pretty good given what he’s had to work with. Buffalo is undergoing a full rebuild and right now it looks like he’s going to be the guy to lead them through it. His stock has also gone up after he led Latvia to the quarterfinals in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Report: LaFontaine signed non-disclosure agreement with Sabres

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