[Friedman] Barry Trotz to step down as GM of Predators
February 2, 2026
[Friedman] Barry Trotz to step down as GM of Predators
34 comments
Not how I expected to start my Monday
This is outta nowhere holy shit
Who we think is the replacement? Scott Nichol?
Trotz is a bro
Love ya Barry and im super excited to see what happens next!
Wut..
Fire sale incoming.
just hope it’s not health related with it being sudden
Honestly insane news.
Sell off coming??
This is out of nowhere. I hope everything is okay with him. I know his tenure as GM hasn’t been the smoothest, but it seemed like things were slowly turning around.
This is very surprising. I hope everything is ok with Barry.
I hope everything with Barry and his family is okay. That being said, this is a good thing. Our first pick in the top five in forever and we took someone projected to go ~15th. It’s obviously way too early to say whether that was the right call or not, but those kinds of decisions don’t exactly curry favor. He was a great coach and that doesn’t always translate to being a good GM. Hopefully we can get someone else in there who will lead the team well.
I’m just thrilled to see what Haslam’s first hire will look like… /s
Ownership wants to tank 🤞🏽
Now this is what a lot of us wanted, myself included.. But if we dont hire a worthy replacement then this doesn’t mean shit.
We better not botch this
Did not see this coming…..
Best thing he’s done as GM tbh
Was not expecting that at all. Wow.
The FA signings haven’t looked good (except for Stammer). Drafting has yet to show anything above par. Tough to see it, but maybe having some new heads can actually re-invigorate this franchise. Hopefully the new GM is some one far disconnected from the history of this team and we can breathe some fresh air for once.
I can respect what he did for the team in the early years but this needed to happen. He’s been in over his head since he took over from Poile. Frankly they shouldn’t stop here. They need to clean house and rid the front office of the boys club. Sean Henry should be fired or forced out too.
Other pointed out, but this feels sudden and maybe health related?
I didn’t think that this was part of the plan that was being followed
My conspiracy theory is that he has wanted a full rebuild the whole time, but ownership won’t let him. He’s finally fed up.
I have 0 evidence.
Anyway, best of luck to you Trotzy.
Barry will always be a G.
But not surprised.
Now do Amy Adams Strunk!!!!
I like this
Who wants to bet he refused to fire Bruno at ownerships request?
Worried this is health related
Thanks Barry but also glad they are making this change.
Is this in pencil or pen??
Wat
Finally I can care about this team again. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out barry
Ok Trotz haters, what now? Got a good list of GM candidates lined up?
Good fucking riddance! Dude had no clue what he was doing and the team was destined for mediocrity so long as this hare-brained buffoon was in charge
34 comments
Not how I expected to start my Monday
This is outta nowhere holy shit
Who we think is the replacement? Scott Nichol?
Trotz is a bro
Love ya Barry and im super excited to see what happens next!
Wut..
Fire sale incoming.
just hope it’s not health related with it being sudden
Honestly insane news.
Sell off coming??
This is out of nowhere. I hope everything is okay with him. I know his tenure as GM hasn’t been the smoothest, but it seemed like things were slowly turning around.
This is very surprising. I hope everything is ok with Barry.
I hope everything with Barry and his family is okay. That being said, this is a good thing. Our first pick in the top five in forever and we took someone projected to go ~15th. It’s obviously way too early to say whether that was the right call or not, but those kinds of decisions don’t exactly curry favor. He was a great coach and that doesn’t always translate to being a good GM. Hopefully we can get someone else in there who will lead the team well.
I’m just thrilled to see what Haslam’s first hire will look like… /s
Ownership wants to tank 🤞🏽
Now this is what a lot of us wanted, myself included.. But if we dont hire a worthy replacement then this doesn’t mean shit.
We better not botch this
Did not see this coming…..
Best thing he’s done as GM tbh
Was not expecting that at all. Wow.
The FA signings haven’t looked good (except for Stammer). Drafting has yet to show anything above par. Tough to see it, but maybe having some new heads can actually re-invigorate this franchise. Hopefully the new GM is some one far disconnected from the history of this team and we can breathe some fresh air for once.
I can respect what he did for the team in the early years but this needed to happen. He’s been in over his head since he took over from Poile. Frankly they shouldn’t stop here. They need to clean house and rid the front office of the boys club. Sean Henry should be fired or forced out too.
Other pointed out, but this feels sudden and maybe health related?
I didn’t think that this was part of the plan that was being followed
My conspiracy theory is that he has wanted a full rebuild the whole time, but ownership won’t let him. He’s finally fed up.
I have 0 evidence.
Anyway, best of luck to you Trotzy.
Barry will always be a G.
But not surprised.
Now do Amy Adams Strunk!!!!
I like this
Who wants to bet he refused to fire Bruno at ownerships request?
Worried this is health related
Thanks Barry but also glad they are making this change.
Is this in pencil or pen??
Wat
Finally I can care about this team again. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out barry
Ok Trotz haters, what now? Got a good list of GM candidates lined up?
Good fucking riddance! Dude had no clue what he was doing and the team was destined for mediocrity so long as this hare-brained buffoon was in charge
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Okay man. Lmfao