Patrick Roy is an animated head coach (Photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports).
My readers know that I am a sucker for all things 1990s NHL, and that very much includes Patrick Roy. Make sure to catch my six favorite things I loved about that era of the league here. Patrick Roy is number seven, eight, nine, and 10. He taught me that Roy somehow sounds like “wah” in some places in the world. Learning foreign languages one lesson at a time.
What don’t I love? I wrote on my brother’s Patrick Roy card, defacing it as a child. I still feel awful about that because money was tight when it came to the essentials, so there was next to nothing for things like hockey cards, and that was his favorite player. Another thing I don’t love is when a current player has an attitude toward one of my former favorite players.
I don’t dislike Corey Perry, but he is on the very, very wrong track playing around with a great like Roy. Perry wishes he had Roy’s career. I don’t know much about Roy’s coaching career or Corey Perry’s playing career, but it doesn’t matter when it comes to Patrick Roy.
Patrick Roy Is An Icon
Admittedly, I was too young to follow Roy’s career as a Montreal Canadian from 1984 to 1995. I do, however, remember him being my favorite goalie his entire career as a Colorado Avalanche.
Living in a household with a Colorado fan and a Detroit Red Wings’ fan, the rivalry Roy was a part of defined the NHL of that era for me. Brendan Shanahan is also one of my favorites of all time, so don’t even think about it, Corey Perry.
How good was Patrick Roy’s career? Really f*cking good.
I wasn’t aware of the DV charges from 2000. The charges were dismissed, so we’ll leave that there. We never condone any type of violence, and I’ll be the first to hold someone accountable, including Patrick. Better keep your nose clean for another 24 years, Roy!
Any on-ice shenanigans will be attributed to CTE, and I stand by that.
Corey Perry Stepped Out Of Line
As a little context, a few days before the incident, Patrick Roy got a little hands-on with the glass partition between the Anaheim Ducks and the Colorado Avalanches back in 2014, when he won his first game as an NHL head coach and won a verbal beef with Bruce Boudreau. He didn’t break the glass, but let’s just say the partition was excited to see him go that night.
The teams faced off yet again a few days later, and it was a generally spicy game. Things got chippy repeatedly. The teams channeled their inner 1990s by handling each other for the majority of the third period
Things escalated in yet another verbal skirmish with a few physical blows, and Corey Perry thought it would be funny to position himself in the same spot he was in when he went ham with Patrick the prior game.
Referees were wary after how spicy the previous game got and had “suggested” strongly that Perry move his behind further down the bench. Corey took their advice, but not before checking that the previously battered partition was secure.
Post-inspection, Perry gave Roy the thumbs up. And Roy envisioned shooting something else, which he communicated with his eyes.
Normally, I am obsessed with indirect and creative jabs. Corey Perry was creatively sassy, and I do admire that. He would get an A+ from me if it was anyone other than Patrick Roy.
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