Islanders legend John Tonelli on board with Patrick Roy’s approach
John Tonellis barometer for a head coach will always be Al Arbour, understandably.
But the original No. 27 doesnt think Patrick Roy is half bad.
You bring in a guy like Patrick who you know, hes an automatic character, hes fiery. Theres no doubt about it, hes gonna get the guys juiced up and ready to go, Tonelli said after the Islanders announced a financial commitment to support adaptive hockey on Long Island as part of the Stadium Series legacy project on Tuesday. Im not gonna lie to you, thats the way I played the game. Ready to go, a lot of energy. If I didnt play with that energy, I was not effective.
Tuesdays 2-1 shootout loss to the Kraken marked Roys eighth game in charge, with the Islanders dropping to 3-3-2 under his tutelage. They are seven points back of the Flyers for third place in the Metropolitan Division, and now a point behind the Devils as well with New Jersey holding a game in hand.
John Tonelli Paul J. BereswillThe difference between the Islanders under Roy and under Lane Lambert, though, is already clear for those watching, with the Isles playing a much more possession-oriented and offensive game.
As for wins and losses, though, the Islanders still seem to be finding their footing.
Hes had an opportunity to see the little things that were missing, Tonelli said of Roy. Its not big, its little. And if you focus on those little things, you put them all together, then it becomes big. I think hes done a great job at picking little spots that were not doing that well in.
Islanders coach Patrick Roy USA TODAY Sports via Reuters ConThose spots in some cases are obvious, like allowing power-play goals. Our penalty kill used to be pretty damn good. So those are things we gotta work on.
The Islanders confirmed that European businessman Oliver Haarmann has invested in the team as a minority owner.
Sportico first reported Haarmann, who founded Searchlight Capital in London, was in negotiations for roughly 10 percent of the team in December.
Along with John Collins, Haarmann is the second person to invest in the Islanders in recent months.
Alexander Romanov returned to the lineup after missing Saturdays game with a lower-body injury, with Sebastian Aho coming back out.
Hudson Fasching (lower body) has started to skate on his own, Roy said Monday. Roy also confirmed that defenseman Robert Bortuzzo is dealing with a high ankle sprain suffered on Jan. 2 in Colorado.
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