Major development on Patrick Roy's return to the NHL: an announcement is about to be made and a decision is imminent
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Elias Adaime
May 29, 2023 (6:12 PM)
For a few weeks now, the name of Patrick Roy has been circulating throughout the NHL, but as we know, he is currently leading the Quebec Remparts, who are participating in the Memorial Cup tournament.
However, as reported by Marco Normandin, from the site Habsolumentfan.com, Roy's return to the NHL could very well happen in the coming days as his name has been linked to two NHL teams.
The verdict is about to be delivered for Patrick Roy!
While the well-known Elliotte Friedman recently pointed out that the New York Rangers, one of the teams that contacted Roy for the head coach position, might make a decision this week regarding the head coach position, another team is also in the picture.
This is about the Columbus Blue Jackets and it's the team's GM, Jarmo Kekalainen, who himself mentioned that the announcement of the team's new head coach could happen as early as this week. (them too)
Patrick Roy at the helm of the Blue Jackets?
Let's just say few hockey fans could have imagined such a scenario, and note that Mike Babcock, Peter Laviolette, and Pascal Vincent are also being considered for the coaching position in Columbus.
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MAI 29 | 980 ANSWERS Major development on Patrick Roy's return to the NHL: an announcement is about to be made and a decision is imminent In your opinion, with which team could Patrick Roy make his return to the NHL? |
The blue jackets | 225 | 23 % |
The Rangers | 281 | 28.7 % |
None of the two | 474 | 48.4 % |
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