On this date in 2018, the New York Islanders were able to get Barry Trotz to sign a five-year deal to be the coach of this team. When Lou Lamoriello came in and decided to part ways with Garth Snow and Doug Weight, change was expected but change like this, was just a dream.
Literally two weeks prior to his hiring, Trotz hoisted the Stanley Cup for the first time in his career. Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, who had notoriously been labeled as chokers in the playoffs, got over the hump and took home the Cup.