Patrick Roy is facing a situation no NHL coach wants to deal with
Patrick Roy and head coach Patrick Roy are suddenly sitting in one of the strangest stories of this coaching cycle.
The biggest update is also the harshest one.
Pierre LeBrun reported that no NHL team has asked the Islanders for permission to speak with Roy about a head coaching job.
That is the kind of detail that lands hard.
Not long ago, a lot of people figured Roy would not stay available for very long. He had name value, presence, and a reputation that always keeps him in the conversation when benches open up. The file says several analysts expected his rehiring to happen quickly.
It has not happened.
The weeks have gone by, teams have kept searching for coaches, and Roy is still waiting for a call that, according to this report, has not come.
That is why this feels bigger than a normal rumor update.
Patrick Roy just received the update no NHL coach wants to hear/h2>
The file says that is the real issue.
Roy still wants to get back behind an NHL bench, but the organizations with openings do not appear to be viewing him as a serious target at this point.
That has to sting.
The report also says Roy was fired by the Islanders in early April and that the dismissal hit him hard enough that Ray Cloutier said he was recovering emotionally in Florida.
That context matters.
Because this is not a coach quietly enjoying time away from the game. This sounds like someone who still wants back in and is not getting the traction many expected.
The file also points to Roy's intense leadership style as one possible reason for the silence around him.
That makes sense.
Roy has never been a soft, low-volume personality, and teams making coaching hires now often talk themselves into safer, smoother choices before they talk themselves into forceful ones. That final clause is an inference based on the file's mention of Roy's intense style and the lack of requests.
Still, this is a rough look for the market.
A coach with Patrick Roy's profile, résumé, and visibility is just sitting there, and no one has formally pushed to talk to him yet.
That is the headline.
Not that Roy is out.
That the phone is still quiet.
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