Barry Trotz's resignation from the Washington Capitals this week was about as abrupt as the Caps' 2018 Stanley Cup title was improbable.

All of a sudden, though, the defending NHL champions are in pursuit of a replacement for the man who led them to their first title, whereas Trotz, who went a league-best 205-89-34 with Washington over four years, has opted to forgo an automatic contract extension for a better deal elsewhere.

Oddsmakers haven't wasted any time predicting where Trotz will end up coaching in 2018-19, as well as which coach the Capitals will hire as they try to defend their championship. Here are the latest odds, which have the Caps' Stanley Cup-winning coach favored to take his talents to the Big Apple and the Capitals favored to promote assistant coach Todd Reirden, who general manager Brian MacLellan recently called a "good candidate" for Trotz's job:

Which team will Barry Trotz coach in 2018-19?

New York Islanders -200
Minnesota Wild +500
St. Louis Blues +600
Buffalo Sabres +700

Which coach will the Washington Capitals hire?

Todd Reirden (2/15)
Sheldon Keefe (6/1)
Alain Vigneault (7/1)
Darryl Sutter (12/1)
Dan Bylsma (12/1)