Clock is ticking?
He played ~30 games in the NHL as a rookie in the AHL and did well.
Taking a step back in camp and earning his way back isn't anything that sets off alarm bells.
I guarantee you, no one in the Habs organization woke up today worried about the clock on Joshua Roy.
I think he will certainly have a NHL career but clock is ticking.
There is no place in the top 6 for him(Slaf, Suzuki, Caufield, Laine, Dach, Demidov). And he will have to compete against the likes of Hage, Kapanen, Newhook, Heinema, Anderson for bottom six role. That is barring any acquisition on the trade or UFA market.
I don't think he has a future here to be honest.
Overreacting to this degree cannot be healthy.
Overreacting on what?
Roy is what he is. Not a big deal as the top 6 is already congestionated and we already have better suited role player than him. Him not becoming a top-6 fixture changes nothing to the future succes of our team.
Small forward who brings nothing else than meager offense are so easily accessible and have no real tangible value. Roy unfortunately is falling in this category.