WASHINGTON — Barry Trotz is more comfortable than ever in his own skin.
The Winnipeg native, 53, is soaring in his latest role as head coach of the NHL’s Washington Capitals. He’s been a head coach in the league since 1998, but this is only his second assignment.
"I was in Nashville a long time," Trotz said Wednesday. "When you change organizations, get moved out, I think it actually brings you a lot of clarity of what you do and why you do it.
"When you come to a new organization, you think about it, that ‘I’m doing this because I believe this,’ and you try to convey that message not only to your coaching staff but your players, that this is how we’re going to play and this is why.