Barry Trotz

The New York Islanders announced that they had fired head coach Barry Trotz. A move ...

While this wasn't a good year for the team it's hard to think coaching was the issue. His efforts won him a Jack Adams award in 2018-19 as the NHL's top coach. I guess the Islanders want a change?

With plenty of movement expected this summer in the NHL's coaching circle, another name was added to the mix on Monday when the New York Islanders cut ties ...

What is certain is that he will have options to be considered. Under Trotz, the Islanders went 152-102-34 in the regular season and made the playoffs three times. Salaries for NHL coaches are not widely publicized, but some numbers are in the public sphere. According to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, Trotz has one year remaining on his contract with the Islanders, at $4 million. That would have been a 90-point pace over a full season — still not enough to qualify for the playoffs in a year where the Eastern Conference was sharply divided and all eight postseason contenders finished with at least 100 points. By that time, their record of 7-11-5 through 23 games had them four points out of the Eastern Conference basement, and 10 points out of a wild-card playoff spot.

Would veteran Barry Trotz be interested in becoming a candidate for the Detroit Red Wings head coaching position?

Having spent most of his career with the Nashville Predators, Trotz is very familiar with Yzerman and the Detroit organization. He coached the Washington Capitals to a Stanley Cup championship in 2018. First, the Red Wings could be interested in a proven coach like Trotz. Second, one of the Islanders’ possible Trotz replacements is Lane Lambert. He is a plausible Detroit coaching candidate because he is a highly respected assistant coach. Last season, the Red Wings ranked last in dangerous scoring chances given up. However, one of the team’s priorities is improving the team’s defensive ability. He demands accountability when it comes to defensive play.

In a shocking move announced Monday morning, the New York Islanders fired head coach Barry Trotz after four seasons with the team.

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The New York Islanders have relieved Barry Trotz of his coaching duties after four seasons with the club, Islanders President and General Manager Lou ...

In 23 seasons with the Islanders, Capitals and Nashville Predators, Trotz compiled a 914-670-60-168 record as head coach. He guided Washington to two consecutive Presidents' Trophies -- given to the team with the most points -- after the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. Trotz won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach in his first season.

Some eyebrow-raising news dropped on Monday morning after the New York Islanders announced they fired head coach Barry Trotz, who is the third-winningest bench ...

The Blackhawks are about to embark on a rebuild, and I'm not sure Trotz will have much of a desire to sign up for that because this will likely be a longer-term project. But from Dec. 7 and on, the Islanders went 32-25-6 over 62 games for a points percentage of .556, which was the eight-best mark in the East during that span. The Islanders were decimated with COVID-19 absences and opened the season on a 13-game road trip because their arena wasn't ready, which is probably the biggest reason for their 8-12-6 start.

Head coach Barry Trotz was fired Monday by New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello. Would he be an enticing option for the Detroit Red Wings?

Contact Helene St. James at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @helenestjames. Read more on the Detroit Red Wings and sign up for our Red Wings newsletter. Yzerman did not put a time frame on hiring a new coach, beyond joking he wanted one in place before training camp. Yzerman announced April 30 that Jeff Blashill's contract would not be extended, citing a need for the team to play better defensively.

The New York Islanders fired one of the best coaches in the National Hockey League. Barry Trotz is a free agent once again. The Islanders and Lou Lamoriello ...

This is the big signing the Devils need to make this season. Imagine what Trotz was able to do with Mat Barzal, Jordan Eberle, Brock Nelson, and Noah Dobson. Now, let him do that with the talent on the Devils roster. This is where the New Jersey Devils should jump in. It started in the beginning when they were on the road for the first 13 games of the season. By the end of it, they were 5-10-5 and in a real hole in a Metropolitan Division that was drawing a line in the sand. He had one of the best running the bench, but one down year made it not good enough.

The New York Islanders have announced that Head Coach Barry Trotz has been relieved of his duties. After a 37-35-10 record and a disturbing inability to get ...

But on the power play he had his time to shine and he couldn't do it. His points-per-60 was fourth on the entire team (2.1). A shuffling of linemates and steady playing time is really all this guy needs to breach 45 points. Kieffer Bellows had his ice time carefully monitored and spent more than his fair share of time in the press box. Ryan Pulock has had plenty of chances to become the power-play quarterback. Higher, if he plays with Barzal under the new coach. I cautiously think that under the right situation he can build on the career season that he just had. But now he has a new coach he can impress, and likely a longer leash. They were 30th in shots on goal and had the second lowest total time on the power play, with a PP that at 21.6% was slightly above average. Oliver Wahlstrom: Is the leash finally going to come off the budding power forward? He had 85 points as a rookie and hasn't touched 73 (pace) since. In 2019-20, the Isles had Mathew Barzal (72) and Brock Nelson (65) with a full-season pace of more than 53 points. This past season, again Barzal (66) and Nelson (67) had that pace.

Barry Trotz was fired as coach of the New York Islanders on Monday, with general manager Lou Lamoriello saying he felt the team needed a new voice.

In a surprising move, the team president, Lou Lamoriello, said the club needed “a new voice.” The Islanders made the conference finals in the previous two ...

In 23 N.H.L. seasons as a head coach, Trotz has won 914 regular-season games, third most behind Scotty Bowman with 1,244 and Joel Quenneville with 969. Trotz joined the Islanders in 2018, just months after he led the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup championship. On the ice, they never fully recovered from their slow start. Instead, they endured a disastrous season that was stacked with obstacles from the outset. Lamoriello has made 21 coaching changes since he was named general manager of the Devils in 1987 and has not been shy about exchanging one big-name coach for another. Then a lingering coronavirus outbreak sidelined key players for long stretches.

Stanley Cup winner Barry Trotz, former coach of Washington Capitals, had one year remaining on his contract with New York.

Afterward, Trotz told reporters that a season that began with Stanley Cup aspirations but fizzled was “the most bizarre” of his career. “I believe this group of players needs a new voice,” Lamoriello said during a conference call with the media. They have a 2-1 lead in their first-round series against the Florida Panthers.

Three takeaways from Lou Lamoriello's press conference after Barry Trotz was ...

The Islanders finished 21st in the NHL for goals and points for defensemen with 32 goals and 160 points. The Islanders need more production from the back end. Noah Dobson had 13 goals and 51 points which account for 41% and 32% of the blueline's goals and production, respectively. Specifically after the 6-3 loss to the Rangers. You can argue even further back if you focus in on certain players like Oliver Wahlstrom. Think of Beau+ for a top-four D. Again, Lou is always short on details.