Kings Snag Peter Laviolette As Leafs Lose Another Coaching Target

Peter Laviolette is off the board, and that leaves the Maple Leafs staring at another empty box on the coaching search checklist. Once a candidate like this lands elsewhere, the pressure rises on the teams still trying to sort out their next move without looking like they are improvising in public. The Kings getting their man also shifts the tone of the search because established names do not stay available for long.