{"id":31132,"date":"2018-06-18T16:12:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T20:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=31132"},"modified":"2018-06-18T16:13:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T20:13:18","slug":"barry-trotz-resigns-washington-capitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/06\/18\/barry-trotz-resigns-washington-capitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Trotz Resigns From Washington Capitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> have announced that <strong>Barry Trotz<\/strong> has resigned as the team&#8217;s head coach. Trotz could have remained as the Capitals head coach, but the team could not come to an agreement on a fair contract.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the Capitals winning the cup, a two-year extension kicked in for Trotz. However, it was below market value and thus Trotz decided it was best to move on.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from the Washington Capitals on Barry Trotz<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NF0xiEzce1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/NF0xiEzce1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Capitals (@Capitals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Capitals\/status\/1008786172309639170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Barry Trotz Steps Down as Washington Capitals Coach<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Trotz has stepped aside as Capitals coach after bringing the team its first Stanley Cup.\u00a0This season, the team has a record of 49 wins, 26 losses, and seven overtime losses. They also finished with the Metropolitan Division title<\/p>\n<p>Over his 19-year NHL coaching career, Trotz has split his time between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/predators\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nashville Predators<\/a> and the Washington Capitals. Overall he has 762 wins, 568 losses, 134 overtime losses and 60 ties. His greatest success was this season&#8217;s Stanley Cup title with the Caps. Trotz&#8217;s best season with the Predators was in 2011-12 when they reached the conference semifinals for the first time in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>He also led the Portland Pirates to the Calder Cup title in 1994. Portland was Washington&#8217;s AHL affiliate at the team.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitals released a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/capitals\/news\/statement-from-the-washington-capitals-on-barry-trotz\/c-299100932\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">obviously disappointed by Barry&#8217;s decision<\/a>, but would like to thank Barry for all his efforts the past four years and for helping bring the Stanley Cup to Washington. Barry is a man of high character and integrity and we are grateful for his leadership and for all that he has done for our franchise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What This Means For Trotz&#8217;s Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This would be a great way to ride off into the sunset if Trotz does call it a career. The Dauphin, Manitoba native is 55 years old and has accomplished a lot.<\/p>\n<p>However, teams like the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/islanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> New York Islanders<\/a> or the prospective Seattle franchise don&#8217;t have a coach. Adding Trotz would make a big splash to their respective fan bases. A team could also fire its current coach to make a play for Trotz.<\/p>\n<p>Trotz employs a defensive style and was able to turn <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/ovechal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a><\/strong> into a more responsible defensive player. 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