It's hope. Wish for the best, expect less. This doesn't sting as much as when they are legit and then flounder in the 2nd round or first.
They'll probably get resigned unless the contract is too fantasy. The way the league is heading I wouldn't be surprised in fantasy.
The point is not that any of the young guys are major needle movers, but they are cheaper and you can acquire more expensive talent reinvesting the saved money.
When Oshie doesn‘t play well in the postseason, it might be time…
IF they can move them. IF it can be done without retention, taking similar players back or including sweeteners. And IF the various markets align. No easy fit all that. Whatever marginal savings they may get at the bottom of the roster would be offset and then some by raises due to heavy lifters (Orlov/Jensen/TVR) or perhaps Sheary.
Rather ship out the coach. Kuzy could have won a Conn Smythe under Trotz. Since then, this team has been coached by dipshits.
Sorry, calling bullshit here. He’s a 30 year old man who has played in 800 professional and junior games over the course of a 15 year career. This is his 10th season in DC. He’s played in 14 international competitions over a span of 10 years. He’s being paid close to $8M/year and is expected to be a leader on the team. He needs to be a professional and play like he’s paid to play or he needs to go.
If you’re going to continue with revisionist history I’m going to continue to call it out. This place wanted Trotz gone before the calendar turned from 2017 to 2018. He was almost fired twice that season. He got outcoached despite having a better roster in three straight playoffs before breaking through and a big part of breaking through was getting lucky that Panarin’s shot hit the bar in OT or else they’re down 3-0 in that series.
What is revisionist about what I said?
Everything you said is 100% correct. Trotz was blamed just as much as Lavi when he was here. But regardless of how many times he almost got fired, it was a mistake to let stanley cup winning coach walk away weeks after winning the cup. I dont care what the situation was and how much of a raise he requested. I dont care about Teds wallet. They should have given him the raise and go from there. I know Reirden played a big part in that decision but still! Everything is more clear in retrospect but still that was an unprecedented move and clearly that gamble did not pay off.
The Islanders let Trotz walk too after overachieving and going on multiple deep playoff runs despite having a pretty flawed roster. Even with the on-ice results there’s something there with Barry that has made him wear out his welcome after four seasons in two consecutive stops.
He had the best roster in the NHL for multiple seasons and got outcoached when it mattered most. End of story. He and the Caps, not the refs, blew a 3-1 lead against the Rangers.
I don't disagree with you. He's an adult, you're right. And ideally the coach doesn't have to specifically cater towards him. But this is who he is, and given his contract, he might be hard to move out. I think the best thing possible is for the coach to figure out how to get more out of him.
If Kuzy only shows up every other year, you still get rid of that contact if you can.
Just seems like you are saying Barry has a short shelf life, which isn’t exactly true.
All of these things are true: Trotz coached for 15 years in Nashville and Nashville never made it out of the second round when he was coaching there. In his last two jobs, Trotz lasted four years both in Washington and in New York despite winning a Cup in Washington and taking the Isles to the Conference Final.
