Trotz focused on enjoying the moment, not his future

Barry Trotz coached the Capitals to a Stanley Cup title this season while not knowing if he'd be back behind the Washington bench next year, as his current contract expires July 1.

Despite the uncertainty surrounding his future with the club, Trotz is soaking up the moment and enjoying the "buzz" that comes along with being NHL champs: "I'm not in any state to talk," Trotz said Saturday, according to Isabelle Khurshudyan of The Washington Post. "I always talked about having really good clarity and calm and all that.

"I don't have a lot of clarity right now. That's self-inflicted."

Part of that self-infliction came Saturday afternoon at the Washington Nationals-San Francisco Giants game in D.C., where the entire Capitals team was on hand for an afternoon full of beers and good times.

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Washington's general manager Brain MacLellan made it known earlier this week that if Trotz wishes to return to the organization the two sides would get a deal done.

Trotz has been at the helm in D.C. since 2014, amassing a regular-season record of 205-89-34 and a postseason record of 36-27.

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