Patrick Roy never left anyone indifferent and the news of his hiring as head coach of the New York Islanders caused a lot of reaction in the hockey world.
Paul Bissonnette, who played 202 games in the National Hockey League, believes the Islanders could now win the Stanley Cup with Roy as their pilot.
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“It happens,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Oh my god, he’s back with a vengeance. No. Not Patty [Patrick Roy]. He’s the only guy I didn’t want to see. The Islanders could win the cup. “It’s a scary hire.”
As for PK Subban, the former Montreal Canadiens defender, he used his platform of one million subscribers on X to share his feelings. According to him, the rest of the season will be very interesting to follow for the Islanders, even if he would obviously have liked Lou Lamoriello to react more quickly to his club’s failures.
Patrick Roy’s replacement after his first stint with the Quebec Remparts from 2005 to 2013, Philippe Boucher, wished him good luck in his new role.
Finally, the front page of New York Post was also very noticed, since it reads “Roy of Light”, which is a subtle play on words with his last name.