Roy the Ongoing Discussion

[doublechili]

Okay, I was not a Roy fan mostly because of the bad PP and PK, but the team continuing to win as he plugs in new players may be cause for a reevaluation.

 

[impaaaaaact]

Okay, I was not a Roy fan mostly because of the bad PP and PK, but the team continuing to win as he plugs in new players may be cause for a reevaluation.

FWIW I think the plan was always to activate the D to reinforce our offense. That didn’t work at first for two reasons: old slow D core and Sorokin not playing like Sorokin.

Now other teams are playing with a beach ball and we’ve got a bunch of twinks jumping up every play. If nothing else, this should serve as proof of concept for whoever is building the roster next season.

 

[Throttle]

Probably the same guy as this year.

 

[Rehabguy]

The Isles true contender or not Roy has left little doubt that he is the right coach for this team moving forwards. If only he made himself available 6 years ago to think what he could have done with that roster. He’s got this team injuries and all sans Nelson/Barzal they look great 5 on 5 .

 

[Islander Class]

Whether we make the playoffs or not- Roy's done a great job IMHO through some tough injuries to key contributors, and overall roster limitations. He's clearly an NHL-caliber HC, and when you have one of those, especially as the NYI, I personally wouldn't be too eager to move on from him. Plus, it doesn't hurt that he's scaled the mountain top 4 times as a player.

 

[scott99]

Roy has done a pretty damned good job with Barzal missing most of the season and now Brock Nelson gone. Add in season ending injuries to Varlamov and his replacement missing a bunch of games. Also injuries on defense for a bunch of games too. He was really behind the 8 ball most of the season, and to have this team 2 points out of the playoffs with 13 games to go is pretty amazing.