Barry Trotz

My oldest daughter got married, she had a wedding in Hawaii and a reception in Nashville, and in between I had a…

— Barry Trotz

It's hard to score in this league when you don't get on the power play and don't play special teams.

— Barry Trotz

The thing that got me to change was when my kids would come and tell me I was swearing on TV, so…

— Barry Trotz

Sometimes when you start playing games you don't get as many practices and you don't get as many touches. People think you…

— Barry Trotz

You cannot be a one-trick pony all the time. You have to grow your game.

— Barry Trotz

Every year, you need a couple of weeks to energize as a coach and get back at it.

— Barry Trotz

There's times where I go off the rails like anybody else. For the most part, I try to keep it, 'Hey, this…

— Barry Trotz

Joining the Islander family and living on the Island has been special.

— Barry Trotz

A new challenge, to me, is really exciting.

— Barry Trotz

My father, Orest, worked as a mechanic for the CNR and he got transferred to Dauphin from Winnipeg.

— Barry Trotz

Hopefully when I make it to 80, I can go to a hockey game and watch the Predators and Capitals play with…

— Barry Trotz

Use your assets in the right areas. Commit to outside speed. Don't always go into the junk pile in the middle of…

— Barry Trotz

Missing a game or getting a little bit of a bump up or getting a scolding once in a while puts everybody…

— Barry Trotz

As a coach, you look for the elements. Sort of like a chemist, you want to say, 'Okay, here we have all…

— Barry Trotz

Having a wheel mentality is paramount. It gives you time and space.

— Barry Trotz

To me, the make-up of a modern defenseman, the No. 1 thing is the processing skills.

— Barry Trotz

Winning is not easy. There's an investment that has to be made night in and night out.

— Barry Trotz

If you're not playing really well, practices can sort of correct it.

— Barry Trotz

That's what they hired me to do in Washington, change a little bit of the culture, try to win a Stanley Cup.

— Barry Trotz

A nontraditional hockey market is turning into more of a traditional market. We're now a fabric of Nashville.

— Barry Trotz

I love superstars.

— Barry Trotz

Just like all young players, there is a difference between being involved and just participating.

— Barry Trotz

If you're going to be a championship-caliber team or a threat to be a championship-caliber team you have to play a 200-foot…

— Barry Trotz

If you know anything about Lou Lamoriello, his background and what he does, he will do what it takes to win.

— Barry Trotz

In an 82-game season, you're going to have some dry spells where goals are harder to come by, and other times they're…

— Barry Trotz