Patrick Roy destroys Anthony Duclair after Islanders’ loss: ‘He was god-awful’

[VivaLasVegas]

What a dysfunctional organization.

Success starts at the top; so does failure.

 

[ShootIt]

Duclair was at his best in Florida when it was the run and gun and his speed created a lot of odd mismatches.
His one year with Maurice it was clear he didn't fit in, and was dressed simply cause the talent before #12 dropped off a lot. Colin White was a regular...

 

[NYI365]

At least Engvall seems to have found himself lately. I'd buyout Duclair this summer

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Send Lou to the glue factory.

 

[jetsforever]

He might be playing badly but kind of awkward for the coach to be so blunt

 

[isles55]

Seems like a lot of players have regresed under Roy. Just look at Dobson from almost 80 last year to maybe 40 this year l.

Much of that is due to Barzal being out for most of the season.

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

Tortorella on Duclair a few years ago.

Tortorella on Duclair: "I wish I could use him at the end of the game, when we’re trying to get a goal, but I’m not so sure about him away from the puck. I don’t want to be down 3-1 when we’re trying to get back on a 2-1 score."

 

[NYRfan85]

Roy is right, Duclair sucks and I'm glad the Rangers moved on from him when they did.

However, I think Roy is trying to Torts his way out of a job with these comments

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...said this years ago when some Habs fans were POed we didn't take him in the '13 Draft...he's a minor upgrade on a Rob Schremp...all kinds of natural talent but no Hockey IQ whatsoever...

 

[First Line]

Everyone can see Duclair sucks. On a totally unrelated subject , Roy also sucks

 

[GMR]

Lou and 3rd/4th line plugs

Name a better love story

Yzerman and slow, mistake-prone defensemen who are plugs.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Wow I didn't know he had a 4 year contract. That's nuts. Lamorello is a joke of a GM...You could see the last couple years he was basically a replacement level guy. Grandpapa needs to go retire and enjoy life on the country side for the fishdicks' sake.

That said, I still don't think it's a good look to call out a player like that.

Roy is right, Duclair sucks and I'm glad the Rangers moved on from him when they did.

However, I think Roy is trying to Torts his way out of a job with these comments

Good call actually, I could see it.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

First the Keefe thing and now this lol smh. Is this gonna be a new thing now? Coaches just roasting fringe players by name in the media

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

First the Keefe thing and now this lol smh. Is this gonna be a new thing now? Coaches just roasting fringe players by name in the media

I don't see why some people are apprehensive about it. Coaches aren't there to coddle players.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I don't see why some people are apprehensive about it. Coaches aren't there to coddle players.

I'm not a fan. Take care of it internally IMO

 

[Aashir]

Duclair went from being a 54 point player (181 in 276 over the past 5 years to a 20 point player overnight?

He had 42 in 73 just last year. He’s no superstar but for him to go from a solid 2nd liner to a 4th liner all of sudden at the age of 29 is weird

I don’t know how much this is duclair sucking vs Roy and the islanders just being bad/not a fit for him but they have him for a couple of years, so they should figure something out.

 

[Coffee]

Lou and 3rd/4th line plugs

Name a better love story

Romeo and Juliet

 

[Pure Slaughter Value]

Duclair went from being a 54 point player (181 in 276 over the past 5 years to a 20 point player overnight?

He had 42 in 73 just last year. He’s no superstar but for him to go from a solid 2nd liner to a 4th liner all of sudden at the age of 29 is weird

I don’t know how much this is duclair sucking vs Roy and the islanders just being bad/not a fit for him but they have him for a couple of years, so they should figure something out.

It's more about his groin injury being bad enough he shouldn't have bothered coming back this year than it is bad fit/just bad.

I would think there was a little bit of pride in coming back as well as a nudge from the front-office about the playoff push.

I don't think you'll find many Isles fans in his FA thread saying they expected anything more than speed on the wing. With the groin injury there's no chance of that at all.

 

[BelovedIsles]

Just a little context, Duclair has been battling a groin injury and for a player predicated on speed, that’s a tough injury to battle through.

With that said, Roy and Duclair have a rapport from Jrs. It’s okay he called him out bc frankly Duclair has been soft on the puck. I’m certain they’ve had internal meetings.

I give Duclair a pass with the injury this season.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

He might be playing badly but kind of awkward for the coach to be so blunt

Yeah, the Islanders have had every chance to be in a playoff spot but are sporting a 6-game losing streak. Strange to go after Duclair out of all people. Plenty of blame to go around, coaches included.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Duclair went from being a 54 point player (181 in 276 over the past 5 years to a 20 point player overnight?

He had 42 in 73 just last year. He’s no superstar but for him to go from a solid 2nd liner to a 4th liner all of sudden at the age of 29 is weird

I don’t know how much this is duclair sucking vs Roy and the islanders just being bad/not a fit for him but they have him for a couple of years, so they should figure something out.

Was thinking the same- some team like the Canes will immediately resurrect him though.

 

[shello]

Roy coached Duke for two years back in the Q. While Roy shouldn’t have said things so publicly, I’m sure this isn’t Duke’s first time

 

[Boud]

Honestly Duclair is not that bad a player although I haven’t watched him play this season. In Ottawa a few yesrs back he was one of the best forwards consistently. Yes, that Ottawa team was bad but he was actually good on a nightly basis. Using his speed, shot and playing with tenacity and intensity.

Definitely something going on there that he has 11 points on the season because his offensive skillset is good enough to be a 40 point player without any issues.

I’m guessing a change of scenery trade might happen here at some point.

 

[hirawl]

I don't see why some people are apprehensive about it. Coaches aren't there to coddle players.

No they're not. But they are there to win games. And throwing your players publicly under the bus rarely wins you anything. It's just stupid coaching and pretty shitty behavior from a leader.

 

[OrrNumber4]

I understand the contract Duclair got; he put up stellar numbers in that brief run with Tampa Bay. Everyone probably thought he had fully recovered from his injury and taken the next step...and maybe both things were not true.