Does Barry Trotz become the best coach in the world if he wins the Stanley Cup this year?

[Albatros]

With so limited international achievements it's difficult to declare anyone the best in the world, the best in the league sure.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Washington didn't give him as much freedom. The Islanders are letting him do whatever he wants and to be honest, it's totally showing that it works.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

You could argue Cooper is better, but I think Trotz is the best with enough of a gap that it’s not that close.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Winning the Cup won't change whether or not he is the best coach (personally, I think he is).

The correct question would be: will he get more recognition if his team wins the Cup?

 

[BmxHockey]

Not in the world but definitely the NHL I would say…

 

[Eisen]

This guy is amazing - lengthy run in Nashville, then even better in Washington (ending with a Cup), and now he's turned NYI into a great team
2 Adams wins as well

How do you measure that?

 

[Leaf Fans]

I think he will be coach of the year, if they win. With the NHL being the best league in the world l, I guess technically he would be the best in the world untill someone else is coach of the year. In fact, he might be the best even if he doesn't win the Cup.

 

[jetsforever]

You could argue Cooper is better, but I think Trotz is the best with enough of a gap that it’s not that close.

It's surprisingly easy to coach when you have Stamkos/Kucherov/Point/Hedman/Vasilevskiy on your team.

 

[SI90]

I think there are a lot around the league that already view Trotz as the best coach. He gets his props by everyone. He’s certainly not disrespected or an afterthought.

 

[Chimpradamus]

In the world? No, he isn't. In the NHL? He's one of the best, that's for sure.

 

[Channelcat]

He's clearly the best coach in hockey right now

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Jinx thread is a jinx thread

 

[Thrasymachus]

Jinx thread is a jinx thread

I take solace in the fact that this was started by a jets fan

most isles fans havent counted our chickens yet, trust me. Hard to be arrogant when you are heading into a round vs a team you lost to last year (which is now healthier, although admittedly our roster's makeup is different as well - Palmieri is just beasting atm)

 

[Stony Curtis]

It's surprisingly easy to coach when you have Stamkos/Kucherov/Point/Hedman/Vasilevskiy on your team.

Not just easy, but surprisingly easy. Lol.

 

[frisco]

If you count his Washington tenure it's complicated. The team had routinely competed for division titles/presidents trophies during the ovechkin Era before trotz got there so giving him credit for reg season success isn't doing much. So then you have to look at the cup win. Imo the team finally caught lightning in a bottle. All those years of being a top 3 team but never having the luck/grit/bounces/calls go there way ran out and they won one.It was decided before that run trotz was out the door and then they accidently won the cup which made things complicated. Will forver be grateful but not sure how much of it was because trotz.

How about how Washington has performed, or more accurately underperformed, in the three years post-Trotz? Had they made another SC run in the past three years (with basically the same cast of characters) you could possibly say Trotz wasn't maybe as big a factor. But they've been out in the first round with two different coaches three years running after Barry was let go.

My Best-Carey

 

[Caps8112]

How about how Washington has performed, or more accurately underperformed, in the three years post-Trotz? Had they made another SC run in the past three years (with basically the same cast of characters) you could possibly say Trotz wasn't maybe as big a factor. But they've been out in the first round with two different coaches three years running after Barry was let go.

My Best-Carey

Id argue the caps are performing slightly worse then they always do after trotz left. Win or almost win their division each year and bow out in the first round. They hadn't made a Stanley cup run the 3 years before they won with trotz either. Another factor is the team is older and younger teams (car, nyi) are getting better. Imo trotz doesn't make that much of a difference

 

[Kent Nilsson]

I think we’re more looking at his place in history already.

 

[LCPreds]

I'm biased but in my opinion keeping Nashville afloat and consistently in the playoffs was arguably as difficult as anything else he's accomplished. Trotz will always be welcome here.