He won the Stanley Cup in 2004 with the Carolina Hurricanes and has been to the Stanley Cup finals another two-time with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Nashville Predators. Peter Laviolette is an outstanding NHL coach, and he used to be behind the bench for the New York Islanders.
Sixteen years ago today, New York Islanders GM Mike Milbury fired Peter Laviolette. According to Milbury, the reason for the firing was because the Isles “came up short in the end”.
To be fair, the Islanders finished the 2002-03 seasons with a whimper and not a roar.