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In this Sept. 18, 2015, file photo, Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz talks to reporters during Media Day at NHL hockey training camp in Arlington, Va. A five-day bye week for each team is a new wrinkle added to the NHL this season so players can get a breather during the second half of a grueling, 82-game grind. Trotz is concerned about injuries when a team coming off a bye plays an opponent that has been in action. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

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FILE - In this May 4, 2016 file photo, Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz talks to Referee Jean Hebert, (15), during the first period of Game 4 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semifinals in Pittsburgh. Shut up and play has been a mantra for the Washington Capitals lately. Too often early in the season players would harp on officials for missing a penalty or getting a call wrong. So coach Barry Trotz and veteran leaders made a concerted effort to tone down on the yapping. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz talks to reporters during Media Day at NHL hockey training camp, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz looks on during NHL hockey training camp, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, left, and president Dick Patrick, right, introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan, second from left, and head coach Barry Trotz, second from right, to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan and head coach Barry Trotz, pictured, to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich, center, talks with new head coach Barry Trotz, left, before Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick introduce Trotz and new general manager Brian MacLellan to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, left, and president Dick Patrick, not pictured, introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan, center, and head coach Barry Trotz, right, to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan, left, and head coach Barry Trotz, right, to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, right, and president Dick Patrick, not pictured, introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan, left, and head coach Barry Trotz, second from left, to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich, center, talks with new head coach Barry Trotz, left, before Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick introduce Trotz and new general manager Brian MacLellan to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan, left, and head coach Barry Trotz, right, to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan, pictured, and head coach Barry Trotz to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, left, and president Dick Patrick, not pictured, introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan, center, and head coach Barry Trotz, right, to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick introduce new general manager Brian MacLellan, left, and head coach Barry Trotz, right, to the media at a press conference at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)