Post-Game Talk: Kovi's Komrades VS the Winlesspeg Thrashers - 8pm

[francaisvolantsparis]

I was, and still am Pro-Fire Trotz. I'd fire him right now if I could.

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@ImNeverWrong

voted for FireTrotz the 19 Feb 2018.

Let's Go Caps!

 

[txpd]

maybe they did, but Trotz chose to quit.

his shelf life was essentially done. The Cup may have extended his usefulness a few years tops....not 5 at that pay rate.

When the season started without an extension I believe he was essentially gone then. He was insulted to have to coach as a lame duck. I suppose a mid year extension might have worked but that was when they were thinking about canning him. All we remember are the good times when we don't like the current guy.

 

[txpd]

Yep, one thing that is predictable, the physicality ramps up in the playoffs every week. The Caps are built for the playoffs. Doesn't mean we will get the goaltending, but it does mean we're going to lay some wood on anyone that wants to get past us.

Can't f***ing wait! The RS has grown mostly boring to me.

The season is played in 20 game stages. First 20 is evaluation. Teams experiment and try new players and look for combinations. Second 20 is making decisions based on the evaluations. 3rd 20 is surviving the dog days and getting ready for the deadline. Final 20 is playing your playoff team into playoff condition. You can see it every year. Each 20 game stretch gets tighter. Each 20 game stretch gets officiated a little less tight.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

It took all of 2 mins to find what this board generally thought of Trotz in 2017/2018.

Feb 2018 Fire Trotz HF poll:
Should the Caps Fire Barry Trotz (February 19th)

Nov 2017 Fire Trotz HF poll:
Will Trotz Be Fired? (poll added)

and then there's this gem from Japers:
The Capitals Should Fire Barry Trotz

Very interesting to read that Feb poll. I was one of 13 that voted no, but only because I didn’t think it would matter that season if they did.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

When the season started without an extension I believe he was essentially gone then. He was insulted to have to coach as a lame duck. I suppose a mid year extension might have worked but that was when they were thinking about canning him. All we remember are the good times when we don't like the current guy.

His contract structure was done almost perfectly by the Caps. Win a Cup and we would have been fine with another 2 years of Barry. He should have negotiated like a doubling in his salary after a Cup win....that’s where it all fell apart IMO.

Caps knew he was unlikely to last Cup +5....it’s bittersweet, but I think both sides made the right business decision.

 

[Sam Spade]

I def wanted to fire Trotz, however I wanted to wait until the 2018 season was over. So there was that.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I wanted to fire Trotz after 2017. My thinking was if he couldn't get past the second round the previous three tries, and now he's going to have a worse roster, why should we expect better results?

 

[Calicaps]

The quote below, from @twabby, is gold. Swap "Rierden" in twabby's quote w/ Laviolette, Gallant, etc and it's literally verbatim as to what people are saying right now.

Fantastic pull. But I would add that Barry actually had a record of alarming playoff failure where Reirden basically has no record at all either way. I get that we have to maximize the remaining 8-19 years, but it's kind of amazing to hear people calling for a man's job while he's essentially still a rookie.

Yep, one thing that is predictable, the physicality ramps up in the playoffs every week. The Caps are built for the playoffs. Doesn't mean we will get the goaltending, but it does mean we're going to lay some wood on anyone that wants to get past us.

Can't f***ing wait! The RS has grown mostly boring to me.

For you, for me, and for a lot of the players, it seems.