Patrick Roy defends aggressive decisions in Islanders’ loss: ‘Put your balls on the table’
Give Patrick Roy some credit.
He doesnt leave much open to interpretation.
Talking about his aggressive decisions in the latter half of Saturdays 4-2 Islanders loss to the Lightning which included benching Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck, juggling his forward lines and pulling the goalie with seven minutes left the Islanders head coach did not mince words.
Sometimes you have to, sorry for the expression, but you have to put your balls on the table and do it, Roy said. And thats what we did.
The flurry of moves pulled the Islanders within a goal after being down 3-2, but Luke Glendenings empty-netter with 30 seconds left cut short their hopes of a comeback.
New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy gestures to goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) during the third period. AP## Explore More
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In the final period, Roy played the Isles three top scoring forwards Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal together on a line.
He also played Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri with Jean-Gabriel Pageau while Pierre Engvall and Simon Holmstrom went with Casey Cizikas.
There was some urgency, he said. It was a big game, lets not kid ourselves. We had one or two games on them. It was an important game. I wanted to win that game.
“So as a coach, sometimes you need to make decisions. I made that decision.
Casey Cizikas, who missed Thursdays game against St. Louis with a presumed hand injury, was back in after a better-than-expected prognosis upon the teams return to New York.
Casey Cizikas #53 of the New York Islanders is pursued by Victor Hedman #77 of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period at UBS Arena on February 24, 2024 in Elmont, New York. NHLI via Getty ImagesRoy said that Samuel Bolducs conditioning stint in AHL Bridgeport was about improving the defensemans confidence after he had been out of the lineup since the All-Star break.
Hes down there for a short period of time, Roy said. We just want him to pick up his confidence. When he comes back up hell feel good. Thats all we want.
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