NEW YORK ISLANDERS HIRE PATRICK ROY!? 

As an islanders fan I think it’s a great move, for Ilya sorokin he has one of the best goalies in history to help him with his recent struggles, the Islanders sign a guy who likes to make roster changes, which has been much needed as the bottom six has been abysmal, this is a guy that’s not afraid to make some moves to get stuff done and I think it could be great for the team, He may only have 3 years experience as a coach but he won himself a jack Adams and has his own Stanley cup, thus could end up being a Lou lamoriello master class. Also, GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDANCE LAME LAMBERT✌️

Hopefully he’ll be a good players coach

This can go either really good or really bad for the isles

The funniest thing to me is that after losing 5-0 to Minnesota, Lee told the media “we need to get pissed”, and then they went and hire Roy 2 games later

Now we get to see a division with Roy and Torts. I am ready for this lol .

I think Lou just hired his replacement. We knew Roy would be back in the NHL soon but I think he wants to be more of a GM

Honestly good move they needed a shake up for a while now and they now have some passion that they never got from lambert in Roy

What a random hire haha.

Here’s my opinion. I didn’t hate lambert. I actually liked him to a point, but I did feel like he didn’t make enough of an effort to change things up after the chhristmas break. Nor do I think he shows enough emotion on the bench for his team to feed off of. Whenever the cameras pan over to him he always has one look on his face and it’s always looks like disgust. So I don’t mind the change but I also wouldn’t have minded if he wasn’t fired either as long as he fixed a couple things

As an Isles fan, I'm SO glad Lambert is gone and I'm pretty excited to see Roy mix things up a bit. It's something we really needed. The one thing I worry about is Roy's temper. Otherwise I'm STOKED!! Let this man COOK!!

Islanders to the playoffs confirmed and I’m a lightning fan

I’m eager to witness the response of Avs fans at Ball Arena when Roy comes back to Denver to take on the Avs. As an Avs fan, I’m so pumped up for his return!

Anything over Lambert is better than what they were getting. I've been saying since they lost to Carolina last year in the playoffs they're a team with no structure and discipline. Hopefully this will snap them back into it

So relieved, it’s been so difficult to watch the islanders this season cause we fans know they can do better they are just limited

Patty Roy fan from back in the day. I hope he does well.

Happy to see some passion behind the islander bench again. Welcome back to the nhl patrick! Lets go islanders

I thought he would go to MTL tbh. There were some rumors that when Ducharme was fired that he would head coach. I think he will be a great coach. MSL wasnt really seen as a coach and then the Habs signed him and they seen a lot more success.

As a lifelong Avs fan, we are rooting for Roy and the Islanders, unless it's against the Avs. Good luck and nice job.

We shall see. Congrats to Roy's first win via the Islanders over Dallas...

Who's next to be replaced? And when will Jay Woodcroft be back as head coach?

welcome to the league again Patrick Wah but seriously I think Lou is the only problem, pathetic acquisitions. he doesn't know what he's doing, he might be too old for this job

In Colorado, he was supposed to have a say in the composition of the team. Sakic wanted to rebuild. Lou and Roy seems to be on the same page. To WIN.

As a long time Red Wings fan, I can honestly say that I fucking hate Patrick Waaaaaa. I think I'll go watch some videos of the Wings putting some goals past him. Always makes me smile.

So happy to see this change…it’s about time!!! The Islanders have struggled since Trotz left, they should not have fired him. He was the first coach to get the Isles out of the doldrums of the NHL and back into serious playoff contention in YEARS. He left and Lane Lambert was a dud right out of the gate, I personally never saw him as “the guy” who would get the Isles to a Cup and as a lifelong fan, I always hope I’m wrong about that but it turns out, I wasn’t. I only wish this coaching change had been made at the beginning of the season but once again, I remain hopeful that this change will reinvigorate the team to pull it together and make a solid run at the playoffs (get past the first round please!) As a goalie parent, I feel like Ilya is the heart and soul of the team and if Roy can forge a solid bond with him and that first line (Lee, Barzal, Horvat, Dobson etc) he will have no trouble getting the rest of team buying into his coaching position and it’ll be off to the races. It’s about time, should’ve been done months ago when they started leading their division in overtime losses but thank God someone at the NY Islanders had the balls to do what’s necessary before losing the entire season. To the players…time to wake up and stop phoning it in. Most of the season is now behind you and every win counts. Get back to work!

Predictions: Islanders still spiral out of the playoffs. Patrick is still an egomaniac and will again rage quit like the man-child he is.

Varlamov’s mentor returns (take that any way you choose)

Isles fan happy about the change not sure Roy was the best choice. Time will tell

thank god lambert got fired every fan absolutely loathed him, and it's worth mentioning that roy won a jack adams his first year coaching colorado

leafs better hire berube now before it is too late..... and i don't like da laughs!!

as an islanders fan, i’m just glad lane lambert is out. wish him well but it was beyond time for a change.

Save space, interrobang‽

I forsee funny soundbites in the future

Isles fan 1975-2024

Amazing play by my team. Lane was not the answer whatsoever

I’m so excited man let’s goo

How does Patrick Roy's hiring affect the Leafs?

He's still hot headed

love the content

Go hawks 😂

What the fuck isles doing? He just one point out of 4th place in their division

I,think Roy,will,either light a fire,or burn the barn down!Can the fragile,egos of our athletes handle it!I actually never thought I would say that about hockey players!SEE Toronto Maple Leafs!!!

great move, unexpected name but excited nevertheless. lambert shouldn’t been gone after the sharks game in december. hopefully roy can make an impact

Roy is my all time favourite goalie. He’s a fierce competitor. We’ll see how the team responds.

As an islander fan coaching change was needed because this group has potential but it wasn’t working with lambert. Hopefully roy can turn that around

islanders fan- i think he’ll help the team get back to playing how they did when trotz was coach + the power play flourishing, i feel like they have enough talent to make the playoffs but not all the way. Roy was definitely the guy that needed to be brought in for the players on the team and players on the team going forward.

As an Isles fan living in Denver, I can tell you that Roy is regarded as a god here. Can a former goalie help the defense bring down the shots against totals, which are 2nd worst in the league after San Jose? Sorokin doesn't need any help. He's not the problem. Dobson is great on the offensive side, but makes too many mistakes in his own zone, see last night as he partially screened Sorokin on Jones' winning shot. I think he could be great for the competitive fire aspect, and obviously winning four Stanley Cups will carry weight in that locker room. Willing to give him a chance, not that I have a choice.

I'm tingling with excitement as an Islanders fan. Lane Lambert might be a great NHL head coach one day, but he's not quite there yet. Patrick Roy is a playing legend and proven winner, I like the move. Let's see how it plays out.

I am not an Islanders fan, but I am a fan of the NHL, and bringing Patrick Roy back to coach a team is great for the league. Good luck Islanders and Patrick Roy!

Sheer panic move by GM Lou because the old man knows he's on the hot seat 🔥

maybe Red Wings will get Lambert as an assistant one day

Lou has never been shy about firing a coach.

As an Arsenal fan i'm excited to see how this goes!

As a Avs fan and Isles enthusiast, I cant wait to see how this goes!

ROY A WINNER EVERYWHERE HE GOES

NO MORE LAMBERT LETS GO!!!

A great choice

Isles fan - anything is better than Lane right now. We shall see how it goes. Love the name but how effective will Roy be? Islanders clearly need structure and Roy seems like he will have this team ready to battle

Shoulda gone to Montreal

Islanders are a joke it’s sooooo sad wow they just hired a joke and this is the nail in coffin rangers Don Maloney git revenge Mike milbury Boston got revenge and now Lou got revenge for the years the islanders embarrassed them