NASHVILLE -- General manager David Poile hopes he sent the strongest message possible by making the first coaching change in Nashvilles history: missing the playoffs is not acceptable for the Predators. Nike Vapormax Outlet . Poile announced Monday that Barry Trotz, the NHLs longest tenured head coach with one team, would not be back for a 16th season after the Predators missed the post-season for a second straight year. A few hours later, Poile said at a news conference a few hours later that wont get it done. "This is a wakeup call for everybody in our organization," Poile said. "Its a wakeup call for me. Get out of your comfort zone. Its going to be different here. Theres going to be a new coach in charge. ... Its going to be a difference voice and its going to be a different direction. And hopefully ... the foundation Barrys presented here for the next coach will take us to a higher level." Trotzs contract expires June 30, and the Predators offered him a job in their hockey operations department. The two-time Jack Adams finalist made it clear in a very emotional news conference before Poile spoke that he appreciated the offer but wants to keep coaching. "I love Nashville, but now Im going to have to beat you," Trotz said with a smile. Poile refused to put a timetable on hiring a new coach or what type coach he wants. This will be his first search since hiring Trotz in August 1997 when the Predators were gearing up for the expansion franchises debut season in 1998-99. Trotz said he had not been contacted by any other teams when he spoke to reporters, but Poile said he will let the coach out of his contract instantly for another coaching job. Predators captain Shea Weber said the only NHL coach hes ever played for wont be out of a job long. "His resume speaks for itself," Weber said. Still, missing the playoffs for consecutive seasons for the first time since 2001-02 and 2002-03 was too much for a franchise that needs to reach the post-season to sell tickets and generate crucial revenue. "We didnt win this year, we didnt win last year," Trotz said. "Theres no excuse. I expect us to be in the playoffs, the Nashville Predators expect us to be in the playoffs. We didnt make it this year, so Im good with it." Trotz said losing goaltender Pekka Rinne, a two-time Vezina Trophy finalist, for 51 games to an E. coli infection in his surgically repaired left hip "blew a hole" through the Predators this season. Poile said having a healthy Rinne or even two more shootout wins after going 2-9 would have gotten Nashville into the playoffs. Poile said that would have at least delayed this coaching change. But the general manager noted that hes been thinking about needed changes since the Predators missed what both he and Trotz thought was their best chance at a Stanley Cup in 2011-12. That team lost 4-1 to Phoenix in the Western Conference semifinals. Trotz coached 1,196 games with Nashville, second only to Greg Popovich of the NBAs San Antonio Spurs for longest active coaching tenure in the four major sports. He is the only NHL coach to take his team to the playoffs in seven of eight seasons between 2003-04 and 2011-12, which included two conference semifinals. He was 19-31 in the post-season. But the Predators have been in transition since losing defenceman Ryan Suter to Minnesota as a free agent in July 2012 and matching a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet to keep Weber. Poile said hes been rebuilding the Predators "on the fly" over the past year. He said upcoming changes will not include Weber, who will remain with the Predators. With the lockout shortening the season, the Predators posted their first losing record (16-23-9) since 2002-03. Nashville spent more than $36 million on five free agents last July. Goalie Carter Hutton did post 20 wins in Rinnes absence, but the rest of the spending spree didnt produce the offence they wanted. With Rinnes hip keeping him sidelined, they finished 10th in the West going 38-32-12 with 88 points. "In the end, its our fault he got fired," said forward Patric Hornqvist, "and obviously thats a huge responsibility for us and we have to be better next year." Fake Off White Vapormax .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. White Vapormax Cheap . Chris Heisey connected for his first grand slam and Devin Mesoraco homered and drove in a career high-tying four runs as Cincinnati took advantage of Tampa Bays depleted pitching staff for a 12-4 victory on Sunday.WINDERMERE, Fla. - Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods head into the winter break going in different directions.Spieth wishes the new year could start tomorrow.Woods is glad it doesnt.Spieth capped off a worldwide, whirlwind finish to his second year as a pro by smashing two records at the Hero World Challenge with a performance that was reminiscent of what Woods once was capable of doing. Staked to a seven-shot lead going into the final round, Spieth quickly stretched it to 10 shots and left the rest of this world-class field playing for second at Isleworth.Consider his last three weeks on three continents.Spieth finished one shot out of a playoff in the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan, with his agent serving as a caddie that week. He flew to Sydney and closed with a 63 to win the Australian Open by six shots. And then he flew home to Dallas for one day, arrived in Florida and won by 10 in the final event of the year.In general, this was the best that Ive ever played, which is what I said in a media centre in Sydney last week, Spieth said. I played better this week. This is the best Ive played. Hopefully, Ill look back and continue to grow off this week.Spieth finished at 26-under 262, breaking the tournament record of 266 set by Woods in 2007 and Davis Love III in 2000, both at Sherwood Country Club in California. His 10-shot victory over Henrik Stenson of Sweden was the largest margin of the year, and broke the tournament mark of seven that Woods set in 2007.The kid is playing great, said Keegan Bradley, who had a 70 to tie for third with Patrick Reed (68). You have to look at his past three events. He almost won them all. Hes a great player. I wouldnt look more into it other than he dominated this week. It was a performance that was unbelievable, and no one could beat him.The end of the year was somewhat of a starting point for Woods.He had not been seen on a golf course since Aug. 9 when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship. Woods, who already missed three months of the year after back surgery, chose to take four months off to strengthen his muscle structure. Along with the rust, he is just now starting to work with his third swing coach in five years.And it showed.Woods opened with a 77, and while he showed progress the rest of the way, his short game was shocking. Nike Vapormax Flyknit Wholesale. Woods twice duffed chips on the 13th hole Sunday for a triple bogey, bringing his total to eight duffed chips for the week. He rallied for two late birdies for an even-par 72 and tied for last in the 18-man field with Hunter Mahan.He was at even-par 288, 26 shots behind Spieth.Hes playing some pretty special golf right now, Woods said of Spieth.Woods had reason for optimism in one respect. It was the first time he played 72 holes since the British Open, and perhaps the hardest he has gone at it in more than a year. And not once did he flinch of feel any back pain. Except for flu-like symptoms on Saturday, this was a pain-free week.I made some progress, Woods said. I hadnt played in four months and Im in absolutely no pain, which is nice. To be able to go all out on some of these drives like I did this week really enforces what Im doing is the right thing for my body.The largest gallery of the day gathered around Woods on the ninth tee, oblivious to the 21-year-old Texan on the nearby second tee making the game look easy.Spieth has never dealt with such a large lead. It can be tempting to protect it. Instead, he came out swinging. Spieth set small goals to keep him aggressive, such as trying to stretch his seven-shot lead to 10 shots. He did that through seven holes with a 12-foot eagle putt.And when he reached 25-under par with that eagle, he thought about how cool it would be to reach 30 under.No such luck.He got to 26 under with a birdie on the 10th, but then missed the 14th green with a wedge and wound up with double bogey. True to form, he made up for it with two more birdies that only affected the final margin.Spieth is so hot at the moment that he turned to caddie Michael Greller on Saturday and said, Is there another tournament we can play next week?But hes ready for a break of at least six weeks before he cranks up his third season as a pro, already looked upon as a threat — not so much to Woods, who is rebuilding, but to Rory McIlroy, who is No. 1 in the world. Spieth was asked in Australia how close he was to No. 1 and he replied, Far, far away.And now?Just far away, he said with a smile. ' ' '
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