Posted on 17/05/08
Laviolette's job safe in Carolina
Raleigh -- Peter Laviolette will be back for a fifth season as coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. General manager Jim Rutherford said yesterday the team will retain the coach, who in 2006 led the Hurricanes to their only Stanley Cup. Speculation swirled for the past month about Laviolette's future after Carolina missed the playoffs in both seasons after its championship run. Rutherford said Laviolette met this week with owner Peter Karmanos Jr. as part of the team's standard postseason review. He added the concern about the coach's future has been "a little blown out of proportion."
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