The man who coached the Washington Capitals to the Cup in 2018 spent his second offseason as Nashville's general manager making the NHL's biggest free agency splash to position the Predators as contenders once again.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Barry Trotz won a Stanley Cup as a coach and is showing no patience for a rebuild toward some kind of fuzzy, optimistic future.to the Cup in 2018 spent his second offseason as Nashville's general manager making the NHL's biggest free agency splash to position the Predators as contenders once again. As the third-winningest coach in NHL history and the only active GM of a team he once coached, Trotz knows only too well the challenges of making the playoffs first.
The Predators reached the postseason in Trotz's first year as general manager, the franchise's ninth berth in 10 seasons tying Tampa Bay and Washington for the most playoff appearances in that span. “I definitely believe those moves will help us to be a better team and get closer to that goal for sure,” Josi said."I mean, Stammer and Marchy both won Stanley Cups. They know how to win and Skjei has been amazing his whole career.”
“It certainly gives us options,” Forsberg said of the line combinations available to coach Andrew Brunette.
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