Predators Fire Longtime Head Coach Trotz

Barry Trotz has been fired as head coach of the Nashville Predators after failing to lead the team to the NHL playoffs in each of the last two seasons, the team said on Monday. Trotz, who was the longest tenured coach in the NHL and the only coach in the Predators' 15-season history, was fired a day after the 2013-14 campaign ended. "Our organization has high expectations and we have not met them in the past two seasons," David Poile, general manager of the Predators, said in a statement.