Predators Hire Peter Laviolette

The Preds have found their replacement for Barry Trotz who was was relieved of his duties as head coach last month.

Peter Laviotte, current Team USA Head Coach, will take the reigns for the Preds as the second coach in Nashville Predators history.

Laviotte comes in with a good pedigree. The 49 year old won a Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2006 and lost in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010 with the Philadelphia Flyers.

With 389 career wins and a resume full of goal scoring and success with his teams, the Massachusetts native appears to be a home run hire.

But only time will tell.