Islanders fire head coach Barry Trotz in stunning move

In a stunning move on Monday the New York Islanders announced that they have fired head coach Barry Trotz after four seasons in charge.

The announcement was made by Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello after a disappointing season where the team finished fifth in the Metropolitan Division and missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017-18, the year before Trotz arrived on Long Island.

Trotz compiled a 152-102-34 records in four seasons with the Islanders and helped them to back-to-back trips to the third round in 2019-20 and 2020-21. He was about to enter the final year of a five-year contract he signed in 2018 when he joined the team.

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