Capitals’ Barry Trotz doesn’t clear up scrutinized conversation with John Tortorella

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A handshake and a conversation between Washington Capitals Coach Barry Trotz and Columbus Blue Jackets counterpart John Tortorella has become the subject of some scrutiny. After the Capitals beat the Blue Jackets in Game 6 on Monday night to win their first-round series, a television feed showed the coaches shaking hands. Then on Sportsnet’s “Hockey Night In Canada” panel Thursday night, reporter Elliotte Friedman, reading Trotz’s lips, suggested that Trotz told Tortorella: “I’m gone. I’m gone. I’m not coming back. I’m gone.” Of course, without the benefit of audio, there’s no way to know for sure what was said. Trotz is in the last year of his contract, and before the playoffs, General Manager

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