Joshua Roy: it’s becoming increasingly clear that his future lies elsewhere

The Canadiens' training camp is already well underway, and a number of young players are trying to convince the staff that they deserve a place with the big club. Among them, Joshua Roy is attracting a lot of attention… but not necessarily for the right reasons.

In his most recent appearance on JiC, Tony Marinaro was very clear about the 22-year-old forward:

“He was given a golden opportunity to play with good players in Alex Newhook and Zack Bolduc… I think more and more that Joshua Roy – and I hope it works out here for him – his future lies elsewhere.”

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Tony Marinaro

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The young Beauceron worked hard this summer to arrive in better physical condition, something he had often been criticized for. But for Marinaro, the train passed him by two years ago. “Too little, too late”, added Tony Marinaro. He had an opportunity and he didn't take it. Last season, he didn't really have a good training camp and was even invisible at times

This remark illustrates the situation of the young Québécois player, who has to deal with an increasingly difficult line-up to break into. The offensive top-9 is virtually complete, especially with the addition of Zachary Bolduc and a raw talent in Ivan Demidov. And behind all these players with their position already secured with the big club, young players are also making a good impression and could overtake Joshua Roy in the “hierarchy” of forwards in the organization. Among these players are prospects Florian Xhekaj, Owen Beck and Oliver Kapanen, who continue to make a good impression, and it's hard not to draw a parallel with former Montrealer Logan Mailloux. He too was an interesting prospect, but didn't seem to be in the plans of Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton, having been drafted by the former management. The Canadiens have already said they won't hesitate to overpay for a player in a trade. As my colleague Maxime Truman has often mentioned in his podcasts, Roy and Mailloux are not management's favorites. The Logan Mailloux trade confirmed this. It remains to be seen whether Roy will suffer the same fate, or whether he'll manage to turn things around and force his bosses' hand.

'Overtime'

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