Busting The Patrick Roy Myth

[King Forsberg]

Prove that Roy was better

That's now how this works. You have the radical opinion here. You have to prove that your opinion is right compared to the norm.

 

[TieClark]

Let's look at the postseason performance.

Yes lets... how bout them Conn Smythe Trophies.... Roy has 3 of them. He also has 3 vezina's and 4 cup rings plugging his ears so he can't hear you

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Let's look at the postseason performance.

That's a no-brainer: Roy wins

 

[Rhiessan71]

Let's look at the postseason performance.

Playoff OT record of 40-16 (24-6 as a Hab!!!), next closest is Belfour at 22-24.
The fact that out of the playoff series he lost, he lost more of them in 7 games than he lost in 4, 5 or 6 games combined.
That he has close to 40 more PO wins than any other goalie 151-94 (.616 winning %) to Brodeur's 113-91(.554 winning %).


Roy's playoff resume:
Total Series: 43
Series wins: 32
Series losses: 11 (1 in 4 games, 2 in 5 games, 2 in 6 games and 6 in 7 games)

Basically, if you had Roy in net, your team only had about a 11% chance of being eliminated in less than 7 games and about a 75% chance of winning.
THAT is ridiculous!


NEXT!

(Not sure if this qualifies as a no-brainer but...)

 

[Yamaguchi*]

Hint: One criterion is that you use the phrase "no-brainer" in your reply, that accounts for at least 50% of a successful demonstration.

You are in love with that no-brainer, innit?

 

[BamBamCam*]

Had a relative who was virulently anti-communist. Doctor tells him he's got 6mnths to live. Emigrates to the USSR. I asked him why. Tells me better one of them than us. While there, he starts writing letters to the Editor of Pravda, special form required; Name, Address, Next of Kin. His ashes arrived back on North American soil in an ersatz coffee can, collect, and early.

So, you're telling me, if you die in the USSR, you better like coffee?

 

[BamBamCam*]

Biased. You're a Smith fan.

See how easy that is?

Hey, Billy Smith was easily one of the better characters to grace the ice. Or maybe I meant to break the ice

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

So, you're telling me, if you die in the USSR, you better like coffee?

They probably billed the family for the bullet too

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Hey, Billy Smith was easily one of the better characters to grace the ice. Or maybe I meant to break the ice

Oh I know! He was hysterical to watch Committing felonious assault with his stick and all

 

[Yamaguchi*]

Yes lets... how bout them Conn Smythe Trophies.... Roy has 3 of them. He also has 3 vezina's and 4 cup rings plugging his ears so he can't hear you

Billy got four Cups too.

The Islanders had so many superstars that it was impossible that the same player would get a Conn Smythe every year.

 

[BamBamCam*]

Oh I know! He was hysterical to watch Committing felonious assault with his stick and all

The NHL needs more crazies like this. Unfortunately the newer fans would lose their collective minds watching a guy like Smith masterfully break an ankle just for looking at him wrong.

Anyhow, Billy Smith is better than Patrick Roy

 

[King Forsberg]

You still haven't proved Smith was better. Or responded to Rhiessan71.

 

[Yamaguchi*]

Playoff OT record of 40-16 (24-6 as a Hab!!!), next closest is Belfour at 22-24.
The fact that out of the playoff series he lost, he lost more of them in 7 games than he lost in 4, 5 or 6 games combined.
That he has close to 40 more PO wins than any other goalie 151-94 (.616 winning %) to Brodeur's 113-91(.554 winning %).


Roy's playoff resume:
Total Series: 43
Series wins: 32
Series losses: 11 (1 in 4 games, 2 in 5 games, 2 in 6 games and 6 in 7 games)

Basically, if you had Roy in net, your team only had about a 11% chance of being eliminated in less than 7 games and about a 75% chance of winning.
THAT is ridiculous!


NEXT!

(Not sure if this qualifies as a no-brainer but...)

Roy's career track record was impressive, indeed. But Billy had 100 per cent record in the 1980-84

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Roy's career track record was impressive, indeed. But Billy had 100 per cent record in the 1980-84

Roy had a hundred 100% record in 86

 

[Yamaguchi*]

Roy had a hundred 100% record in 86

4 years vs 1 year?

 

[BamBamCam*]

but Roy could not do this:

 

[King Forsberg]

Roy's career track record was impressive, indeed. But Billy had 100 per cent record in the 1980-84

Even your one had argument is wrong. He didnt win 100% of his series in 1984.

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

4 years vs 1 year?

He was also 100% in '94, '96, and '02. Try again.

 

[Yamaguchi*]

Even your one had argument is wrong. He didnt win 100% of his series in 1984.

My mistake. I meant 1980-83. 4 years

 

[Yamaguchi*]

He was also 100% in '94, '96, and '02. Try again.

4 years in a row. Billy was more consistent

 

[King Forsberg]

My mistake. I meant 1980-83. 4 years

I don't mind the mistake. It's a simple one to make. But your argument is bad. Smith won 4 straight cups. That is VERY impressive. But Roy also won 4 cups across different eras of hockey. Two of which were on worse teams than Smith. He was the MVP of three of those teams

4 years in a row. Billy was more consistent

Not really. What did Smith do outside of 1980-83?

 

[Yamaguchi*]

I don't mind the mistake. It's a simple one to make. But your argument is bad. Smith won 4 straight cups. That is VERY impressive. But Roy also won 4 cups across different eras of hockey. Two of which were on worse teams than Smith. He was the MVP of three of those teams

I answered the Conn Smythe argument above

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

4 years in a row. Billy was more consistent

Only if by consistent you mean "consistently playing on a better team than Roy's". A clear no-brainer.

 

[Yamaguchi*]

Only if by consistent you mean "consistently playing on a better team than Roy's". A clear no-brainer.

Well, Billy was one of the players that made Islanders a better team

 

[King Forsberg]

I answered the Conn Smythe argument above

Didn't answer it sufficiently. He played with great players is a two sided argument. It's saying that Smith didnt have to be great to win. And maybe they should have won more. Roy played with great players as well in Colarado. He just was so much better than them in the playoffs.