🚨 ISLANDERS FIRE PATRICK ROY, HIRE PETE DEBOER 🚨
Big changes on Long Island.
The New York Islanders have officially moved on from head coach Patrick Roy and brought in veteran bench boss Pete DeBoer in a major organizational shift. In this video, we break down why the Isles made this decision now, what went wrong under Roy, and what DeBoer brings to a team still trying to stay competitive in a tight Eastern Conference.
We dive into:
Why the Islanders pulled the plug on Patrick Roy
What wasn’t working behind the bench this season
Lou Lamoriello’s role in the decision
Pete DeBoer’s coaching history and playoff track record
How DeBoer’s system could change the Islanders’ identity
What this means for key players and the locker room
Whether this move is about winning now… or a bigger reset
DeBoer has a reputation for quick turnarounds and deep playoff runs — but will that translate in Long Island?
🔄 A major coaching shakeup
🏒 A team at a crossroads
👀 And big expectations for what comes next
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Did the Islanders make the right move? Is DeBoer the right hire?
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29 Comments
April Fools was midweek… 😮
😂😂😂 kiss your Stanley cup chances goodbye and get ready for your goalies to be subjected to intense psychological stress and torture. DeBoer has an MO.
I’ll never understand why the NHL keeps head coaches on such short leashes. Coaching carousels usually cause more problems than they solve. Yes I know it worked in Columbus this year but they’re the exception, not the norm.
The recycling of coaches is pathetic. The same 20 to 25 losers keep showing up over and over again. DeBoer has failed at five different locations. Why do teams keep giving these guys so many chances? DeBoer is like Boudreau – can win a lot of games but can't win in the playoffs. How many more chances will Roy get? Presumably at least three more if he wants them.
I think Roy had his last kick at the can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBxLgfLEy8I
This entire sequence reeks of Lou Lamoriello.
My Patrick! Young players today need to be trained with a lot of communication skills. It's sad, I love Patrick. With the Islanders' success this year, Patrick will be signed elsewhere if he wants, but if I were him, I'd take a nice, easy retirement!
Bad choice
Very Lou Lamoriello of Darche.
Not a good move, patrick is a lony term type coach, this is Bs. Power play was shit long before Roy.
Darche Firing Roy is completely upside down in my world. Darche could only dream of what Roy has accomplished. Joke
There not good its not the coach
4 games left and hanging on by their finger nails to a playoff spot i'm afraid it's to late besides i don't think this was about coaching it was about a personality conflict between darche and roy i don't mind the move getting a more experienced coach for next year unfortunately it's a little to late for this year
WHAT? THEY FIRE HIM AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN GIVING HIM A CHANCE FOR THIS YEAR'S PLAYOFFS?! I SWEAR I AM GOING TO CREATE A RULE FOR THE NHL COACHES CANNOT BE TERMINATED IN LATE SEASON FOR PERFORMANCE REASONS! A COACH CAN BE TERMINATED FOR CRIME, DETRIMENTAL CONDUCT, UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, OR OTHER! THEN YES THAT IS WARRANTED, BUT PERFORMANCE IS NOT ALLOWED! CHANGING COACHES NEED TO BE APPLIED BEFORE TRADE DEADLINE! CANNOT FIRE A COACH UNLESS IF THE THREE OR MORE STATED ABOVE WARRANTS A MOVE!
If a coach is loses his job in play of season! Do it in October-Early March! No personnel can be hired to be permanent head coach once the trade deadline is passed. One personnel with the team needs to take over as an interim head coach not permanent until the end of season!
Bruce Cassidy and Patrick Roy are out
Who is next? Glen Gulutzan?
Unfortunately it had to be done your in a playoff race you can not keep losing
Enough with the slop thumbnails. Your audience isn't clueless boomers.
Coach recycling, hire some young guys and give them a chance
The other 2 area teams should do the same
Islanders turning into the jets. Roy was not the problem
I bought a bunch of hockey 🏒 cards yesterday …it's like a Christmas 🎄 present 🎁 …got Mark Hunter, Dale Hunter …plus Jeff Courtnall, and his brother …plus # 7 for Canucks, Cliff Ronning 😅
It's the same coaches rotating from team to team to team as players lose interest. Maybe Patrick Roy ends up with the Leafs.???
I'm not a Patrick Roy fan, but he took a very average team to the brink of the playoffs, which is quite good. Furthermore, if what you're saying is true—that the players weren't giving 100% because of the coach—then it's the players who should be replaced because it's completely unprofessional, especially when you're on the verge of making the playoffs.
One less coaching availability for the Leafs for crying out loud! They are so out of touch!
Darche was hired to bring quick results and liked what I saw but firing Roy so soon, has left a bad taste in my mouth. Last season was definitely a disappointment but with a few new additions and Schaefer, he brought a different feel to this season. It was a joy. Not his fault the team look out of sorts the last few games. Regardless of what happens with what is left of this season, I truly believe that next season would have been different. In a positive way. Wish him the best of luck. The GOAT of goalies. He’ll find another NHL team. Worlds apart from Lambert and he’s back coaching.
This is going to sound insane, but I hope the Red Wings fire Coach McClellan and hire Roy.
Probably more for the poetry of it, but I feel like McClellan has also lost the locker room at least this season
Deboer never won anything anywhere and it wont change with the islanders…. bad bad move
IDK what Darche sees in Deboerer. Guy scraped two of the best keepers of the last 10yrs in Fleury and Oettinger. Had 3 loaded teams on paper with SJ…Vegas and Dallas and never won shit. Time will tell but…
Roy is too emotional to be a good coach; translate that as he needs anger management.