Tallon confirmed that former Flyers and Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette is on his extensive list of potential coaching candidates to become the franchise’s 13th coach. Laviolette, 49, coached the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup championship in 2006 and the Flyers to the Eastern Conference championship in 2010.

He also said that recently fired Predators coach Barry Trotz, a mentor of Horachek’s who phoned him before and after his meeting with Tallon, is, “a hell of a coach.’’ Another potential candidate could include former Lightning coach Guy Boucher, who led Tampa to the Eastern Conference finals in his first season in 2011.

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