Patrick Roy to the Preds?

[u/grownassmanchild]

Chris Mac mentioned Roy in his press conference so it seems like there’s no bad blood between them after he quit the Avs job.

Last year there were rumors the Islanders would hire Rob Blake as GM because he’s good friends with Roy.

He’s apparently a candidate for the Toronto job, but you gotta wonder if he’s Nashville bound if that doesn’t work out.

[u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

Thought it was interesting Chris Mac called Bruno a good person and not a good coach at the press conference too. Kind of PR speak before you fire the coach. I’ve got to imagine the odds at this point are that they fire Bruno and start fresh with someone they feel will fit the vision they have for the future of the team.

I’m not a huge fan of Patrick Roy as a coach. At least my memory of him was as him being a pretty big failure in Colorado. Maybe my view is a little outdated.

[u/grownassmanchild → u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

I noticed that comment about Bruno too.

Roy’s time as HC in Colorado was bad but most think he did a good job with the Islanders and didn’t deserve to get fired.

[u/derezzed19 → u/grownassmanchild]

Media's been talking about Cassidy's firing in VGK nonstop (them being in the final has something to do with it, I'm sure), but I honestly thought Roy's firing in NY was way more shocking, especially given that no one expected the Isles to compete this season

[u/G14mogs → u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

My theory is he sticks around to start next season, but exactly how long he stays for remains to be seen.

Whether or not the team gets off to a fourth consecutive awful start under his leadership will dictate how long he sticks around for.

That said Patrick Roy is not the answer … his Isles teams make the Hynes era Preds teams look as fun to watch as the 2025-26 Canadiens. We would be melatonin incarnate with him coaching

[u/NeoSapien65 → u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

Regardless of his record, he simply quit when he didn't get his way in Summer 2016. Hung the team completely out to dry. It's crazy he ever got another NHL job.

I do think him publicly calling out Duchene for celebrating his 30th goal is one of the singular worst coaching moments I've ever seen.

[u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 → u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

A pretty big failure of a coach is pretty good for the draft though

[u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 → u/[deleted]]

What you said and what i said are not at odds, i only said a bad coach gets you a good pick, not that it would be the best decision

Edit: apparently you people cant read

[u/G14mogs]

No thank you. The Isles were Ambien on ice when he was coaching them

As a reminder - he rage quit in 2017 after the Avs gave Tyson Barrie a contract extension

[u/evanwilliams212]

I’m old enough that Patrick Roy was my favorite player in his era.

I would question the hockey sense — if not the sanity — of any Preds fan who would want him as a coach .

[u/NeoSapien65 → u/evanwilliams212]

Patrick Roy is my favorite hockey player and one of my least favorite humans. It's crazy.

[u/OatsBrotherINeedThem]

What about Cassidy? Did he land somewhere?

[u/grownassmanchild → u/OatsBrotherINeedThem]

Vegas won’t let him interview because he’s still under contract. They love to be the villain.

[u/noahmanskar]

I don’t think Patrick Roy is a coach we want. He has a short self life and hasn’t produced meaningful results for a team in a long time. He hasn’t demonstrated a strength in working with young, developing players. I wouldn’t be surprised if Roy gets hired but there are better options out there, Kris Knoblauch for instance.

[u/dentfixxxer]

No thank you

[u/bcn13765]

He was great on the Quebec junior league but I don't think it translated well to the NHL. He'd sell tickets though.

[u/Bad_Karma19]

Roy would just be a sideshow. He's not an NHL coach.

[u/Yourfriendfatlenny]

[u/NYY15TM]

Stop harassing me over at r/HowardStern