Penalty Box Radio

In this episode, we go in-depth about what the hiring of Peter Laviolette brings to the Nashville Predators, including audio with his thoughts on Seth Jones and Craig Smith. We also look at the challenges that Barry Trotz will face in Washington. Then we get into talk about the Stanley Cup Playoffs and more!

We close the season by speaking with Josh Cooper, Nashville Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. In the interview, we discuss Barry Trotz and the new search for a head coach. Plus, we delve into Stanley Cup playoff predictions.Will Mitch Korn leave with Barry Trotz? Who will the new coach be for the Predators? Does Shea Weber deserve the Norris Trophy? Which team will win the Cup? We discuss all of these topics in the show.

We preview Nashville Predators vs Phoenix Coyotes with Craig Morgan of Fox Sports Arizone. Morgan also discusses the success of the Coyotes with their new ownership as well as the play of Oliver Eckman-Larsson and Keith Yandle. Then we bring on Jim Diamond to discuss the future of head coach Barry Trotz.Also discussed in this show are our Stanley Cup favorites and we took a few calls on what the listeners think about the future of Barry Trotz with the Nashville Predators.

Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period and Brian Stubits of CBS Sports join Penalty Box Radio. Dennis helps preview the upcoming games for the Nashville Predators against the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks. Brian then joins us to talk about NHL playoffs and more. We also tackle the topcis of the NHL Awards including the Hart, Vezina, Norris and Jack Adams trophies. Want to listen live? We air every Wednesday at 9:00pm Central on 102.5 The Game ESPN Radio Nashville. Out of market? You can listen live online.

Nick Cotsonika of Yahoo! Sports joins us to talk Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and more. Then, Pete Jensen of NHL.com comes on to get you ready for fantasy hockey playoffs.