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Pierre LeBrun, the well-known insider, has just reported an important piece of information regarding former New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy.
Patrick Roy is waiting for a call that is not coming.
Via The Athletic, LeBrun has just confirmed what many fans had suspected for several weeks.
No NHL team has asked the New York Islanders for permission to speak with Roy about a head coaching position.
The information was shared on social media over the past few days, and it is truly unfortunate.
“No team has asked the Islanders for permission to speak with Patrick Roy about a head coaching job at this point.”
Patrick Roy’s NHL coaching future remains uncertain as teams pass on the former Islanders coach
Let’s remember that Roy was fired by the Islanders at the beginning of last April.
And several analysts had predicted that he would be rehired quickly.
Several teams were looking for a head coach.
His reputation preceded him.
But the weeks keep passing, and the phone remains silent.
The Quebec legend is currently spending time in Florida to recover emotionally.
But according to the latest reports, his interest in returning behind an NHL bench has not diminished.
The problem is that the organizations with available positions apparently do not view him as a serious option at the moment.
From Roy’s personal perspective, this is probably a difficult period to go through professionally.
He had nevertheless exceeded expectations during his time with the Islanders.
Several analysts expected him to finish the season behind the team’s bench, but his abrupt dismissal surprised everyone.
According to information from Ray Cloutier, the decision did not come from Mathieu Darche.
Instead, it reportedly came directly from the organization’s ownership group.
In short, several reasons may explain the current silence surrounding Roy.
First, his intense leadership style may intimidate some organizations. Let’s hope we truly see him back behind an NHL bench.
The NHL is better with Patrick Roy coaching behind the bench.
It remains to be seen whether an organization will eventually contact the Islanders to speak with Roy in the coming weeks.
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