Former Islanders coach Barry Trotz has decided to take a break from the NHL.
Trotz, fired by the Islanders after the season, declined the chance to become the bench boss of his home club, Jets.
Trotz told NHL.com that he plans to leave the game a bit with his family.
"There are some things I have to take care of personally, and I have to take care of my family," Trotztold the website. "I didn't feel ... I was a little unhappy with any team and myself unhappy to be an NHL coach when I said I would take on the job. It needs all of you. It just does, emotionally and mentally, so I couldn't go that way.
"It's not going to be a coach It doesn't mean that I'm not a coach right now. I've been doing this for 25 years in a row and have put a lot of stuff on the backburner. I think it's a [break] time. I know. One of the things that everyone makes is a mistake. You think you have time, but you don't have time, so this is a lot of what I put in the backburner. It's my time to reach things. I have to take care of them, for all the peace of mind, if I go back to it, I'll be 100% and I'll be more for it You will be a good coach. "
General Manager Lou Lamoriellowas unexpectedly fired Trotzended for the first time during Trotz's tenure, shortly after the unfortunate 2021-22 season, without a playoff berth, and continued in the finals of the conference. And participated.
Post Larry Brooks frustrated the Islanders locker roomwith his coach's approach to the 82-game season. And before Trotz himself was the final year of his contract, he began to feel the same about the situation.
The Islanders, who finished fifth with an overwhelming 84 points in the Metropolitan category last season, struggled to fill the void left by Jordan Evar and Nick Lady. did. They also had to fight the outbreak of COVID-19 early in the season, playing the first 13 games on the road while waiting for the new home, UBS Arena, to be completed.
Landing on Long Island just months after winning the Stanley Cup at the Capitals in 2018, Trotz has been the most consistent success since the 1980s franchise's four-cup dynasty. I instructed the islanders to fit in. He has accumulated 152-102-34 records (28-21 in the playoffs) in four regular seasons and won his second Jack Adams Award, the Coach of the Year, in 2019.
59-The one-year-old was reportedly interviewed with two other NHL teams that had a head coach vacancy. In addition to jets, Bruins, Blackhawks and Red Wings are still looking for new coaches.