Barry Trotz continues to be adamant he’s not firing coach Andrew Brunette. The Nashville Predators general manager doesn’t believe the current state of the team should fall only on the coach.
The Predators (6-11-4) are last in the NHL with 16 points entering their game against the Florida Panthers at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Monday (8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS). They finished 30th last season (30-44-8).
“I need more [expletive] from them,” Trotz told the Tennessean on Monday. “I need more.”
Trotz has said before that Brunette’s job is safe, but he made clear he is putting the blame on the players. Nashville is last in the League in goals per game (2.29) and 27th in goals against (3.48).