Let’s be honest, we expected Patrick Roy to explode after the 7-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night, but he remained calm before the media.
Against all expectations, Roy remained remarkably calm in front of the media at the Bell Centre, despite earlier pulling Ilya Sorokin and challenging a late, largely irrelevant goal.
We have to call it like it is-his New York Islanders are in the middle of a playoff race with 83 points.
Patrick Roy instead chose to focus on his team’s execution rather than their overall effort.
He notably pointed out that the two posts hit in the second period took the wind out of his team.
It’s fair to say the visitors’ defensive unit had all kinds of trouble containing the Canadiens’ top line.
Nick Suzuki was outstanding with a four-assist performance.
The Canadiens captain now has 85 points in 69 NHL games this season.
His linemate Cole Caufield also burned the Islanders with his second hat trick of the campaign in the 7-3 win.
A playoff race shaping up to be brutal
In the locker room, Jean-Gabriel Pageau did not look for excuses to explain the collective collapse.
The Quebec forward, who has 31 points this season, admitted his team gave up far too much space.
Simply put, the Islanders are currently slipping out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
Despite trailing the Columbus Blue Jackets by two points and the Detroit Red Wings by one, Patrick Roy remained notably calm.
No panic for Patrick Roy’s Islanders
The schedule will offer no favors to the Long Island team moving forward.
They return home to play ten of their next twelve games at UBS Arena.
Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens sit comfortably in third place in the Atlantic Division with 86 points.
The strong execution from Martin St-Louis’ group is giving fans reason to believe again.
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