Player Discussion Joshua Roy

[Naslundforever]

They are just very different players. None of what Lekhonen does will make Roy successful, and the opposite is true.

Tyler Toffoli never stood out either, yet he scored goals at a fantastic rate.

Sure, but being slow and passive and not standing out does not make a guy Tyler Toffoli, feels like a bit of a jump. I’m not giving up on Roy.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I said before, and I will say it again... Roy is at best a 3rd liner, nothing more.

He’s not a traditional 3rd line type player. If it’s an offensive minded 3rd line… sure. But he’s a skilled player with high IQ, not a grinder.

If say we had Laine/Demidov eating up top six minutes and he got bumped to the 3rd with Newhook/Beck then sure. But it wouldn’t be your typical 3rd line. That would be a terrific 3rd line to have and a real sign that we have a lot of offensive depth.