Prospect Info: Joshua Roy Part 2
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Estimated_Prophet
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Passing and shooting were and always have been his greatest strengths along with a high hockey IQ. Skating is and always has been his greatest need for improvement among his physical skill set.
The aspects of his game that have improved by leaps and bounds are conditioning, work ethic and his 200 foot game.
How long is “always”? I saw an article that at some point in his pre-junior career his shot was weak and he made it a strength.
This was pre-Q, presumably his puck handling was good. His skating is fine for junior, I saw an article that said his shot and passing were weak well before junior and he practiced obsessively for a year or two to get where he is now.
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DAChampion
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Come on, he obviously meant that they were a weakness relative to the level of good NHL players, not that they weren't good enough for the Q.
Estimated_Prophet
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I read that he worked on his shot from a very young age....this is what every good/great shooter in the history of the game did. Avoid these "articles" as they are invariably written by clueless tools. People who have true hockey acumen are not interviewing and blogging about midget/bantam players. To be honest I don't even know of a truly legitimate and informative publication at any level. Just a bunch of wannabe's who are either pure geeks or just weren't very good at the sport so are writing about something that they never understood.
A very tiny percentage of hockey fans truly apply critical thinking to all aspects of their analysis and we are left with a sea of low acumen, emotionally driven wasteland of bias confirmation and pseudo poop. I am by no means the ultimate authority on all things hockey as I know this from the continuous evolution of my understanding of the game and the number of times I have had to entirely reevaluate my approach. The problem is most people don't do this and I can quite literally see them stuck in the same process that I was in so many years ago. There are others who understand the same about me who know more than I do and I welcome their input. The people writing these articles are so far down the food chain that their opinions mean no more to me than watching my dog tilt his head as the t.v. screen changes...
WeThreeKings
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I don't think a kid who can't shoot or pass goes 1st overall in the QMJHL draft.
I remember reading an interview where Joshua mentioned spending a summer practicing his shooting mechanics with one of his previous coaches prior to joining the Q because it was weak (but accurate) after he was drafted by the Habs. I don't remember reading about him having issues passing...
Roy is feeding his teammates, but how many times was he free in good position and the puck never came? Still, he is proving himself.
BenchBrawl
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Roy is on top of the list among our forward prospects, with only Beck as his competition.
I see many new fans of Roy pretending they always knew...
Steve Shutt
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15 career World Junior points and counting
Gretzky had 17 so let's see if he can catch him
Joshua Roy Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com
Statistics of Joshua Roy, a hockey player from Saint-Georges-De-Beauce, PQ born Aug 6 2003 who was active from 2019 to 2025.
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Gretzky had 17 so let's see if he can catch him
BenchBrawl
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Remember that Roy is only 5 months older than Wright.
Honestly, I have to focus on Wright to see him on the ice, kind of disapointed.
Roy on the other hand is stepping up, he did a clutch shift on PK keeping the puck 20-25 second in the O zone, plus all his playmaking and his goal, solid game
Skip Bayless
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He is going to be a great complimentary piece, but he needs a guy like Bedard/Marner/Keller besides him.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
I thought people freaking out about his skating during his AHL stint were being chicken-littles.
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BLONG7
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TSN pumping his tires...............awesome!!
The kid is jumping tonight.
Habs could use him!!
The kid is jumping tonight.
Habs could use him!!
Same crap over and over. Roy is making his linemates better. No flash, but always in good position, efficacy, anticipation. Bédard can go all out taking risks with the puck because he has a guy like Roy with him.
Captain97
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Potential 3rd line in a few years of
Roy - Beck - Mesar/Heineman
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Roy - Beck - Mesar/Heineman
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