2023-12-22 15:05:45
Ah, dear Patrick Roy…
The former Canadiens and Avalanche goalie, despite himself, continues to polarize. Every time there is talk of taking a head coaching job in the NHL, his name comes up.
To say that Quebecers absolutely want to see him back behind an NHL bench is an understatement.
But the question is whether this will really happen. After all, there is a gap between what Quebecers (both fans and members of hockey in the province) hope/want and what the hockey world feels/thinks.
That was clarified by Frank Seravalli, that.
And on this subject, Pierre McGuire (who grew up in Quebec, by the way) is of the opinion that a team must take a chance with Patrick Roy as coachan extraordinary hockey man who is passionate regarding winning.
In the eyes of the analyst, the daily efforts made by Roy, who has experience in the QMJHL and the NHL, must ensure that a club must give him another chance.
This was reported on “The Sick Podcast – The Eye Test” recently.
Are GMs scared to hire Patrick Roy?
Full pod????
Watch: https://t.co/NaGc3hdKMf
Listen: https://t.co/H8deaw390P#NHL #thesickpodcast@MurphysLaw74 pic.twitter.com/oeaUaIbYvj— The Sick Podcast – The Eye Test (@sickpodnhl) December 22, 2023
As well as giving examples of his passion, McGuire mentioned to Jimmy Murphy that he wouldn’t be surprised to see a club give Roy a chance in the future.
However, he added this:
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Patrick Roy get a chance.
But when you hire Patrick, you hire a big personality. When you’re a CEO with a lot of confidence, that doesn’t scare you… but many CEOs are afraid of that. – Pierre McGuire
For me, this nuance is important. After all, Roy doesn’t seem to have the perfect ally to bring him back into the Bettman circuit (except perhaps in Ottawa?) and those who don’t know him personally may be intimidated by his presence.
Because the problem is not his qualities of coach, as we know.
But still. It seems to me that if I were the GM of a club that needed a coach who was good with young people, I would turn to the one who won the Memorial Cup in 2006 and 2023.
He knows how to adapt, right?
A lot of
– Excellent, that.
Big reinforcement for the Rocket this evening. Lias Andersson and Sean Farrell will be back in action. The size of the team’s attack has just transformed overnight.
— Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) December 22, 2023
– Guardians: threesomes don’t often work. [TSN 690]
– Verses.
He therefore joins Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow in Los Angeles.
— Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) December 22, 2023
– Patrick Kane in Detroit: was it necessary? [BPM Sports]
– Damage.
Right when they were gonna start playing Leo more, this happens, wow. pic.twitter.com/FlZ12mPHkw
— HFTV (@HFTVSports) December 22, 2023
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