1 week Ago By Tom Banks, Blade of Steel
Patrick Roy made a shocking move during the New York Islanders last game, and while he's made no excuses for the move, fans are criticizing in a big way. The New York Islanders were brutally destroyed by the New York Rangers in their last matchup, and during the game, Patrick Roy made the shock call to pull not just one, but both of the teams goaltenders . That included rookie Tristan Lennox, who was seeing his first NHL action, and after Roy pulled Marcus Hogberg, he pulled the rookie Lennox after facing just two shots at the NHL level.
Now, Roy has seemingly explained his decision, revealing that he did it more so to protect Lennox than anything as he saw the chances the team were giving up and didn't want him to face that. Maybe I should've kept [Hogberg in]. The kid didn't have a chance to practice.
I thought it was unfair to put him out there like this. That's why I put Marcus back in. I didn't want to expose [Lennox] or put him in a tough spot.
The chances we were giving up were two-on-ones and three-on-twos. I didn't think it was fair for him in his first game." That still didn't stop Isles fans from criticizing the coach however, as fans on social media called him out, asking if he was trying to pull a John Tortorella and get fired from his position.
Ultimately, that's a totally fair question to ask at this point given the struggles of the Islanders to show any heart and any fight under Roy, but with no clear answer to their issues right now, they may stick it out with him for another few years. This article first appeared on Blade of Steel and was syndicated with permission..
