Those close to Patrick Roy say Islanders are in good hands: ‘Knows how to win’
So there are few people more qualified to comment on Roys hire as Islanders head coach than the Hall of Fame defenseman, Larry Robinson.
So there are few people more qualified to comment on Roys hire as Islanders head coach than the Hall of Fame defenseman, Larry Robinson.
A seismic is probably not in the cards for the Islanders, but that does not mean they wont be adding.
The Islanders finally won back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 13. Now building on that is the challenge for Patrick Roy's crew.
The New York Islanders fired head coach Lane Lambert on Saturday and named Hall of Famer Patrick Roy as his replacement.
The New York Islanders named Hall-of-Fame goalie Patrick Roy the team's new head coach Saturday after firing Lane Lambert.
The Islanders usually are a hard team to predict at the trade deadline because of general manager Lou Lamoriellos secrecy. Right now, they are a hard team to predict at the deadline because it is unclear what their biggest needs will be. That will depend on exactly how long Ryan Pulock and Semyon Varlamov remain out with lower-body injuries.
Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello is content with the state of his team with just one game to go before the holiday break.
The 23-year-olds name figures to start coming up in trade rumors after the holiday break, as he has become a frequent healthy scratch for the Islanders while playing under a one-year deal.