The Washington Capitals announced on Monday afternoon that head coach Barry Trotz has resigned after four seasons at the helm.
Full statement from the team:
Trotz’s statement, via his agent, Gil Scott:
Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the full story on Trotz’s contract situation coming into this season wasn’t as clear as originally thought:
More from TSN’s Pierre LeBrun:
And from The Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan:
It stands to reason that Caps associate head coach Todd Reirden, who is in charge of the team’s defense, is the prohibitive favorite to replace Trotz, 55, behind the bench. Washington did not allow teams to interview Reirden, 46, for their respective head coaching positions last offseason.
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