Quoting: Yesyesyes2020
Trotz coached Nashville for 15 years and made an expansion team a contender, Trotz brought Washington their first cup and then left because they wouldn’t pay him. With how things have gone since, their fan base and their organization would like to have that one back. You said it yourself he’s a good systems coach that is what’s most important. That’s why this team is having its greatest success since the dynasty. Just because he won’t give a couple of okay prospects top line minutes right away doesn’t make him a bad coach. He’s got to ease them into it they’ve only played 7 games this year and he’s already changed the lineup multiple times. Also why would you want gallant he burns bridges everywhere he goes no one even hired him this last cycle. I’d prefer the guy that won a Jack Adam’s has won a cup and is highly respected by his players and around the league. He’s had this team playing well above their talent level for 2 years.
They didn't want to him back - he was gone regardless. Like I said, trotz didn't care to utilize their young players and its one of the reasons he was let go. It should be players over system, not system over players. You have to be willing to adapt and make changes. If Trotz doesn't want to put wahlstrom and bellows in the top 6 right away , that's fine- but they deserve to get consistent playing time and get more than 8-9 min of ice time. They're seen as "okay prospects" because of the way the isles develop forwards. Telling them not to focus on points, only to focus on defensive play. Wahlstrom has an elite skill set, he should be put in a position to succeed.
That's just my preference, I don't think trotz is a bad coach but in todays game you need to be able to develop/trust young players and if he doesn't do that the result will be that well be good enough to be in the playoff race but not bad enough to get a high draft pick. In the middle, the worst place to be.
The main reason we've been successful the last few years is because we had two top 30 Dman, Ryan Pulock and Devon Toews, along with a superstar in mat barzal. Trotz deserves credit and so does Mitch Korn, but lets chill with giving trotz all the credit.