Player Discussion Joshua Roy

[Lafleurs Guy]

Many sure did say he was a lock and you know it. Many expected or wanted him to be on the 2nd line. Even read that some were suggesting that he could win the Calder. ROFL

I don't think anyone thought he was a lock. People said that's where he SHOULD be - on the 2nd line.

Win the calder? No. Place in Calder? Absolutely.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I mean this is the fanbase that was penciling 50 for cole , way she goes around here in the offseason

Yeah, how could people be so stupid as to think a 22 year old who scored 48 in 82 would have a shot at 50? What a bunch of clowns.

 

[badfish]

I thought he might win the Art Ross this year /s

 

[Habby4Life]

Can't help but laugh at the Roy fan club saying he's a lock, on the 2nd line. That really demonstrates the lack of hockey acumen. Even funnier now that Roy was cut for being unimpressive at camp is the defending him that he should have had good players to so how impressive he is. Here's a hockey lesson, if you want to make a team, be impressive on your own than relying on others, those good players will make others impressive too.

Same folks saying we didn’t need a depth guy like Laine because we have Roy. That take looks good. Calder, Hahaha!!

Laine goes down, 2nd line turns to shitz

See how he takes this.

 

[Kennerback]

Roy needs to be at the right spot at the right time and quickly exploit offensive seams.

If he can’t produce he loses vs Heineman who’s a better skater and more physical. Heineman can also play a 4th line energy role.

 

[OldCraig71]

Many sure did say he was a lock and you know it. Many expected or wanted him to be on the 2nd line. Even read that some were suggesting that he could win the Calder. ROFL

He has a more realistic shot at the other Calder.

 

[Rapala]

Roy needs to be at the right spot at the right time and quickly exploit offensive seams.

If he can’t produce he loses vs Heineman who’s a better skater and more physical. Heineman can also play a 4th line energy role.

It has nothing to do with his offense IMO.
The word out of camp from day one was we would be concentrating on keeping pucks out of our net.
The entire body of work and focus was obviously on that the entire way if you ignore Lane.
Roy may have already been on the bubble before that game but that bubble burst for very good reasons.
If he wasn't aware of the importance of showing up and playing well in that game it's easy to see it as a character flaw.
Something he can work on in Laval.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

I thought he might win the Art Ross this year /s

He still might

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Same folks saying we didn’t need a depth guy like Laine because we have Roy. That take looks good. Calder, Hahaha!!

Laine goes down, 2nd line turns to shitz

See how he takes this.

Not sure about that one. Armia is an underrated finisher, Newhook is more of a Middle-6 guy but he has a good shot and some talent. Dach I feel like can carry the line alone some nights, I think this is the year people start to see it. It’s not a good 2nd line by any means, but it may also not be as bad as you’re saying. There was times last year the Monahan line looked really good.

MSL may also opt to break the top line to balance the top 6 while we wait for Laine to come back.

 

[Vachon23]

It’s not people on this board, the rumor was from Max Truman of Dans Les Coulisses (DLC) who like it or not do get legit dirt on Habs players … not talking hockey30 or other trash sites here, DLC is surprisingly accurate.

The root cause in the end , as you mentioned in bold is what the coach also said - the coach who BTW had to scratch & claw his way to the NHL for an opportunity before a HOF career, Roy should’ve been more aware of the coach who was going to evaluate him…

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843334162675315094

The rumours came from Max Lalonde, morning man for BPM Sport who work in the past for the Phoenix of Sherbrooke and spoke with Stephane Julien.

And the off ice issues of Roy is something well known, dosen't mean he’s not working hard on the gym

 

[Rapala]

The rumours came from Max Lalonde, morning man for BPM Sport who work in the past for the Phoenix of Sherbrooke and spoke with Stephane Julien.

And the off ice issues of Roy is something well known, dosen't mean he’s not working hard on the gym

The interesting thing there is it seems ABB was the player Roy had to beat out and not Heineman.

 

[Playmaker09]

6'0" 187 is small?

He came in lighter than he was last year and that was a mistake. He looks weak on the puck and along the boards.
He needed to take a page out of Suzuki's playbook and cultivate some mass.

Getting a little leaner/quicker doesn't actually change anything for him. Like Suzuki, he will never have separation speed, which means priority #1 is being able to play through and spin off of contact, as contact is inevitable.

 

[Naslundforever]

Basically, if he scores two goals nobody talks about him. His play was sound, except for the last game. Perspective is a hell of a thing.

If he had 82 games of hockey in the NHL nobody would bat an eye either.

Maybe, but I’m just sharing my own opinion here that I don’t see it yet. Habs have a team full of « sound » players and are total crap as a team, so I guess I’m looking for more.

Don’t worry, he’s 21 so we’ll see him again in the nhl some day I’m sure. For now I’m much more impressed with Heinemann who has just as good a shot, but the physical attributes and willingness to press the play and go to tougher areas to go with it. Much more nhl ready.