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Trotz resigned
BlackIce:
Well, this is one reason I said that there's no downtime after the Stanley Cup win -- the team had to get busy on next year right away. The team won less than two weeks ago, and already this decision is made, probably partially to let Trotz hit the market and partially to give Reirden closure on what is going to happen. I bet the Caps made a business decision, offering Trotz a raise to, say, $3 million annually, but not the $5 million that the market demands now, figuring they would rather move on with Reirden and pay him less than 1/3 of what they would have had to spend on Trotz.
Or maybe Trotz really had his mind made up ahead of time, DID tell Torts that he wasn't returning, and really meant it from his point of view, not the Caps' point of view.
Devise:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Monday June 18, 2018, 04:50:21 PM Eastern ---Well, this is one reason I said that there's no downtime after the Stanley Cup win -- the team had to get busy on next year right away. The team won less than two weeks ago, and already this decision is made, probably partially to let Trotz hit the market and partially to give Reirden closure on what is going to happen. I bet the Caps made a business decision, offering Trotz a raise to, say, $3 million annually, but not the $5 million that the market demands now, figuring they would rather move on with Reirden and pay him less than 1/3 of what they would have had to spend on Trotz.
Or maybe Trotz really had his mind made up ahead of time, DID tell Torts that he wasn't returning, and really meant it from his point of view, not the Caps' point of view.
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If Trotz had his mind made up for certain hard for me not to see it then being retirement. It's easy to forget that Trotz isn't entirely Ovie, he's been in the NHL and coaching in general a long time. 20 years of NHL head coach experience, and he's been coaching technically since 1984. So he's been doing this for over half his life at this point. It wouldn't be hard to see that after the Cup win he's just ready to settle down.
Mickstix:
If he retires we'll know if wasn't about the money.. Which we all know, it's always about the money.. lol I was ready to call for his head when the playoffs started, so can't really cry when he wins a cup and decides to walk.. But that's probably the best chance at repeating, walking out the door.. Back to the rookie head coaches that the players will either like or respect (when they feel like it) play 150 feet instead of 200, all that good stuff.. Oh well, they can't take it away! We've got a cup!! :raspberry:
blee088:
there may be a ton of reasons for this. maybe a purely family one like they hate living in D.C. or something. Or maybe he just wants to relax and coach without high expectations and go to NYI. Or maybe it really was just a money issue. I have a feeling though that he just wants to live a more stress-free life
Devise:
Reactions from BMGM. Seems like Mick nailed it that it seems to be money related, but still word out on a possible retirement. He also indicated term may be the problem too perhaps he wanted less seasons? But we wanted more money for more seasons? I don't know.
If Trotz goes to another team it'll be a huge loss for us. Huge. Especially if it's a in division competitor like the Isles etc.
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