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Islanders showing promise under Patrick Roy, but time is not on their side
If Patrick Roys three games as coach of the Islanders were the first three games of the season, you would be optimistic.
If Patrick Roys three games as coach of the Islanders were the first three games of the season, you would be optimistic.
John Tonellis barometer for a head coach will always be Al Arbour, understandably.
So there are few people more qualified to comment on Roys hire as Islanders head coach than the Hall of Fame defenseman, Larry Robinson.
Islanders coach Patrick Roy makes a point of one-on-one film work to examine spots where his players need to iron out their games.
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 Islanders made official Friday what had already become an open secret, hiring Benoit Desrosiers as their third assistant coach.
Patrick Roy has the Islanders playing better, but with 33 games left, he needs to get them wins quickly if they want to make the 2024 NHL playoffs.
The Islanders were on the ice Wednesday so that they could avoid being on the ice Thursday morning, because Patrick Roy knows what awaits him at the Bell Centre.