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Barry Trotz Fired as New York Head Coach

#Isles News: New York Islanders President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced today that Barry Trotz has been relieved of his duties as Head Coach.

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) May 9, 2022

Shocked and disappointed, clearly Lamoriello felt the coach was the problem despite his earlier interviews about wanting to extend him past his final year, it explains the quiet from management, and Trotz has another year on his deal. Best coach in NHL is gone.

#NYI #isles Lamoriello said recently coach would be back, and wanted to re-sign him beyond his contract: “He’s done an incredible job trying to navigate through all the extenuating circumstances that have transpired.