While most Capitals fans are irritated that the Pittsburgh Penguins will raise their Stanley Cup banner in their 2016-17 season opener against the Caps on Oct. 13 at Consol Energy Center, Capitals coach Barry Trotz is delighted.

“Perfect,” Trotz told CSN’s Alan May Tuesday in Las Vegas, where he is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year (7 p.m., NBCSN).

“Let’s get going. We’re gonna go against the champs. We knew on our side, especially in the East, that at some point you had to go through Pittsburgh. They were thinking the same way and we lost. So it will be great motivation.”

Three years ago, when the Chicago Blackhawks raised their Stanley Cup banner in their home opener against the Capitals, then-coach Adam Oates had his players wait in the visiting locker room until after the banner had reached the rafters. Trotz said that won’t be the case on Oct. 13.

“I hope they have a long ceremony (and) I hope they have us standing there,” Trotz said. “And I hope they raise that banner right in front of us, so that we see it. Hopefully, next year we can do the same thing to them and raise a banner in front of them.”