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I always felt in the bottom of my heart that the Avalanche would never fire Patrick Roy. Today, that feeling came true. Patrick Roy is stepping down from his role as Head Coach/ VP of Hockey Operations and is leaving the organization entirely. I'm on the fence about this because I am still one of those nostalgic Avalanche fans who will always remember the 90's and early 00's Avalanche teams. However, I am also part of the "new-age-pro-analytic" fan base that understands the importance of embracing new ideas and stats into the game. Facts are facts and the Avalanche have only regressed since winning the Central division in Roy's first year as coach. The Avs have also been one of the worst possession teams in the NHL under Roy's watch and many in the fan base were starting to second guess the SakRoy regime. This year was a make or break year for SakRoy and missing the playoffs for a third straight year could have easily sent either or both Sakic and Roy packing.
Roy's statement indicated that his input and ideas weren't being taken into consideration enough and he wasn't going to take the blame if the team under performed again. That's fine and understandable, my only problem is he left with just over 6 weeks tell the first preseason game. Kind of a dick move, no? So thanks coach, we could have used this info a few months ago. Who the hell is even available right now? Bob Hartley round 2? (We did get a cup in Bob Hartley round 1, so maybe it's not the worst idea out there). Anyways, this is obviously an ongoing situation. One in which we will be monitoring closely. Well thanks for the division title I guess? More importantly, thanks for those routine 3rd period,10 min 6-on-5's and the disabled partition.
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