“I think they’re fine,” Trotz said of his players’ psyche. The Capitals sniper, who has two goals in the series, played just 15:08 in Game 3 and ranked seventh amongst Washington forwards in even-strength minutes. “That’s on me,” said Trotz, who admitted to getting caught up in the match-up game with Leafs head coach Mike Babcock. “Sometimes you look at minutes, sometimes they’re overstated because you’re out there 20 minutes, but they’re not quality minutes. “***Trotz said that defenceman Karl Alzner, who missed Game 3 with an upper-body injury, will not play in Game 4 tomorrow.

Source: National Post April 18, 2017 20:26 UTC