Nashville general manager David Poile thought he made the key moves to win the Stanley Cup. With the Predators struggling to keep pace in the playoff chase, he fired coach Peter Laviolette on Monday despite winning a Presidents' Trophy and back-to-back Central Division titles.
Assistant coach Kevin McCarthy also was dismissed. The Predators have dropped four of five heading into Tuesday night's game against the Boston Bruins. They are 11th in the Western Conference standings with 45 points.
The 55-year-old Laviolette went 248-143-60 in 5 1/2 seasons with Nashville, reaching the playoffs each of his first five seasons. The Predators lost to Pittsburgh in six games in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. They won the Presidents' Trophy and made it to the second round of the playoffs in 2018. They were eliminated in the first round a year ago.
Before coming to Nashville, Laviolette coached the New York Islanders , Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers . He has 637 wins over 18 years as an NHL coach. The Predators are 5-3-2 over their last 10 games, which includes blowing a lead in the franchise's first appearance in the Winter Classic last week in Dallas.
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