i'm definitely more intrigued by the idea of roy, much moreso than laviolette and hynes. that said, a big part of the draw is the natural appeal of coming from the outside and no very recent association with failure. however, his tenure in col was a complete disaster.
he's not going to come in intimidated by anything, and this team could use someone who will light them up at times - and his resume commands respect, at least initially. he's had a lot of success in juniors and you'd like to think it would benefit young players like laf and kakko. plus, we'd have someone on the team with some swagger, and maybe that would draw more of it out of a few players. there's def things to like.
on the other side...i have no idea how he is with x's and o's, but his first stint doesn't give any reason to consider it a positive. people grow and i don't know enough about his time in col or quebec to comment on style or structure, but it's a concern. there's also the fact that great players tend to have a hard time communicating to teams, because so few see the game the way they did, so that's a concern. obviously the volatile personality in nyc could implode spectacularly as easily, if not more easily, as the passion and confidence are to work as a positive.
there's a lot of boxes checked with him, good and bad, but for me he checks more good and potential good boxes than retreads like hynes and laviolette. he's got more downside too, but fk it, scared money don't make money.
he's not going to come in intimidated by anything, and this team could use someone who will light them up at times - and his resume commands respect, at least initially. he's had a lot of success in juniors and you'd like to think it would benefit young players like laf and kakko. plus, we'd have someone on the team with some swagger, and maybe that would draw more of it out of a few players. there's def things to like.
on the other side...i have no idea how he is with x's and o's, but his first stint doesn't give any reason to consider it a positive. people grow and i don't know enough about his time in col or quebec to comment on style or structure, but it's a concern. there's also the fact that great players tend to have a hard time communicating to teams, because so few see the game the way they did, so that's a concern. obviously the volatile personality in nyc could implode spectacularly as easily, if not more easily, as the passion and confidence are to work as a positive.
there's a lot of boxes checked with him, good and bad, but for me he checks more good and potential good boxes than retreads like hynes and laviolette. he's got more downside too, but fk it, scared money don't make money.
