Islanders fire Lane Lambert, hire Patrick Roy as head coach

[benedictTavares]

Now if we can just get Roenick a HC job with a metro team.

Roy eventually ousts Lou moves up to GM and hires Roenick as head coach. I would be down for that kind of drama. Sign me up.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Only had to go 2-6-2 to get their coach fired? Must be nice..

 

[GordonGraham]

Realistically speaking, what are the chances Roy eventually (literally/figuratively) stabs Lou in the back and usurps the GM and PoHO spots? I mean it's right there...

Et tu, Patty?

He's 81 shoud have been taken behind the barn years ago

 

[Hunn]

I was checking news feeds the whole day fully expecting Lambert fired. But Patrick Roy??? This is crazy.

 

[TheNumber4]

Only had to go 2-6-2 to get their coach fired? Must be nice..

Lol

 

[HockeyFan100]

League just got a lot more entertaining. Welcome back Patty

 

[miscs75]

Only had to go 2-6-2 to get their coach fired? Must be nice..

Toss in the monstrosity earlier in the season where they kept blowing all those leads and costing themselves points in regulation.

 

[yianik]

Lol. Lou. Roy makes it back.

 

[WhoAreYou99]

New York Islanders are now officially the favourite hockey team of journalists at the Journal de Montreal!

 

[Green]

What the f***

 

[Boris Le Tigre]

NHL is a better place with Roy.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

 

[benedictTavares]

We all know what has to happen.

Once more through the breach.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

DJ Smith would have been good on the Island. Lot of work with Capuano. Missed the boat on this on imo

 

[red devil]

This was his coaching debut with the Avs, lets get a repeat

 

[Symon Asher]

Toss in the monstrosity earlier in the season where they kept blowing all those leads and costing themselves points in regulation.

Like the 3 goal lead in the third and lost in OT to San Jose

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

The Islanders have as good of a chance to make the playoffs as the Pens and Sullivan is still coaching. Weird move.

 

[SK13]

Well, they've gone from one of the least interesting to most interesting teams to watch with this move, but I don't think they're win anything with him.

 

[Barrie22]

Lou once fired a coach in playoff position and took over the job himself because he didn't like what he saw.

And weren't they not only just in the playoffs but also close to the top of the standings?

 

[Osakahaus]

If you're going to get back on track anyways, Roy is the perfect guy to light a fire under the asses of players. Now can the islanders PLEASE just start trimming the dead weight soon?

 

[KristichBabych]

Ohhh we we’re waiting in Montreal for this news…Wow!!! Isles must win to reach the playoffs… This is very entertaining and the level of adversity will move up in the east!!!

 

[HuGo Sham]

ole' Lou reaching way back for Montreal's glory days.

again

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Lambert sucked thank you God!!!!

 

[red devil]

Islanders visit the Habs on Thursday it is going to be a media circus

 

[CraigBillington]

I mean can’t be worse then Lou

I follow the Canucks and Flyers. Bad management is what i know