Trotz doesn't want prospect 'entitlement'

Capitals head coach Barry Trotz alludes, via CSNWashington.com, to rounding his out coaching staff in the near future.

On the topic of their AHL's affiliate's next head coach:

“I think the relationship between the head coach and the minor-league coach is paramount if you want to develop players and you want to have the right culture,” Trotz said.

“There’s no entitlement. If a guy is playing well and deserves to come up, he should come up, no matter what his draft status is. That doesn’t matter.

“I think if you’re in the minor leagues you’re close enough to the National Hockey League and if you’re the best player down there you want to reward that player so you send the right message to the players in the minors, that if you play well and an opportunity opens up, you’re the guy coming up.

“You can’t have entitlement. It sends a bad message through the organization and it cuts the legs off the minor-league coach. That decision process has to be very good. You want accountability through every person in the organization.”

Source: Chuck Gormley, CSNWashington.com