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Patrick Roy could draw from the Rocket to complete his group of assistants
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Patrick Roy could draw from the Rocket to complete his group of assistants
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As you know, Patrick Roy will remain the Islanders’ coach for the upcoming season. GM Mathieu Darche has confirmed this.

Benoît Desrosiers, whom Roy brought with him and knows well from their years together with the Remparts, will remain at his side… but all his other assistants have lost their jobs.

In other words, Darche and Roy will be able to build a coaching staff in their own image. And the same goes for the LAH club’s staff, who were recently let go.

But who will support Roy?

Because the former Avalanche and Canadiens goaltender also put his faith in Québécois when he took the helm of the Avalanche in 2013, you’d think it could happen again.

And that’s where a lot of names could be circulating.

In this regard, Stephan Dupont, who does radio in Quebec City on Cogeco’s “Dupont le matin” program, raised a few names that might make sense among Québécois. The InfoLNH site also mentioned them.

The first name that came up was Pascal Vincent.

Of course, you have to wonder how much the last few days have hurt his chances of becoming a short-term head coach again in the Bettman circuit, as my colleague Maxime Truman said yesterday. But assistant is a different kettle of fish.

But if not?

Another name that might make sense is Martin Laperrière, who is an assistant to Vincent in Laval. He has long worked with Roy in Quebec City (and even with Benoît Desrosiers, in fact) and a bond of trust exists.

The idea makes a lot of sense on paper. It’s easy to see why Stephan Dupont brought it up.

Several names (and not just Québécois) will be circulating in the file and I can’t wait to see who will be chosen. But one thing’s for sure: Patrick Roy won’t forget Quebec when he’s brainstorming.


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– Let’s face it: Paul Maurice dropped the ball on the Carolina handshake. It’s not profoundly serious, but it’s still a mistake in my eyes.

– Calder: we should know next week.

– Nice contract for the player.

– Will Matt Duchene want to leave Dallas? [BPM Sports]

– To be continued.

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