Barry Trotz doesn’t want to make any rash decisions.
And so while the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup-winning head coach was once again pressed about his future with the organization on Saturday, he let reporters probing his contract status (he doesn’t have one for the upcoming season) know that he was still in no shape to speak about the subject.
Per the Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan:
“I’m not in any state to talk. 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.”
Proper hydrating became a bit of a running theme with Trotz during their Stanley Cup run, often telling anyone who would listen to avoid dehydration.
But it sounds like Trotz has been hydrating with more than just water since he led his team to the Cup on Thursday. Apparently, he might be partying just as hard as Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Capitals.
Barry Trotz to some fans who asked for a picture: “I’m hydrating the other way now.”
— Alex Prewitt (@alex_prewitt) June 9, 2018
You can’t blame him, of course. It took the man 20 years to win the big one, so he’s going to soak it all in. And there’s lots of time for him and the Caps to consider his future if Trotz wants to keep on keeping on.
There’s a lot of work for the Capitals to do this summer if they want to take a run and a second straight title. Bringing Trotz back would be a wise first step.
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck