ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Barry Trotz held court with the media in the hallway of the event floor at Capital One Arena, not far from the banner he has hanging from the rafters of the building — you know, the one that says Stanley Cup Champions 2018.
Yes, it’s his banner. He just lets the Caps keep it to remind them that they let go of the only coach who managed to get one of those for this franchise.
He was feeling pretty good after his New York Islanders blasted his former team, 5-3, Monday and, by the way, smashed the big cake the Capitals had baked to celebrate Alex Ovechkin’s 700th career goal.