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The idea occupied the thoughts of Ted Nolan. He would get back to the NHL. He would prove people wrong. He must get that job as coach. He must vindicate himself.
"The first couple of years are really the chip-on-your-shoulder years," Nolan says from his home in St. Catharines, Ontario. "I wanted to get back in to prove them all wrong. That was the wrong approach for me. It took a lot of my time and energy, and I kind of lost focus. I finally slapped myself a couple of years ago and said, `Enjoy what you're doing now, and if the NHL does call, be ready for it.' Before I couldn't wait; I couldn't wait. Now, I'd like to do it, but it's not taking up my whole being. ...