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Roy: Avs president contacted me
Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix first reached out to Patrick Roy in the middle of last season to gauge his interest in a future with the team, Roy said Wednesday in an interview with a Toronto radio station. "I received a phone call from Pierre Lacroix during the season, I think it was January, and he asked if I had some interest in talking with him at the end of the season," the former Avalanche goaltender and Hall of Famer said. "I said, 'Yeah, I'd be open to talk.' " Roy, the co-owner, general manager and coach of major-junior hockey's Quebec Remparts, met with Lacroix in Denver this month. "He called me the day after we got beat by Shawinigan (in the QMJHL playoffs) and said, 'Would you like to come in town and talk to me and see what's going on in your future?' I said, 'Fine, it would be a pleasure for me to go there.' " The question of whether Roy will take a job with the Avs as their next head coach, and possibly with an additional management position, has become one of the hot topics in hockey. While Roy maintains he does not have a "formal" offer from the Avalanche, he seemed to indicate a job with the team is his if he wants it.
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I am a Pens fan, but it would be fun to see how Roy does as a coach. This has to be a lot of fun for Tony Granato...he must feel like he's walking the green mile right now.
shafnutz05
Paoli, PA
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I am so annoyed with the Patrick Roy/Avs "hot topic."
PensFan-DWI
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"I received a phone call from Pierre Lacroix during the season while I was on the can..."
Yippee!!!!
PensFan-DWI
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Hire him so I can see DETROITS goalie kick his butt.
thunderdragon
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Next...
Baun-ded=PUCKHEAD
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ZZZZZZZZ...just let us know when something ACTUALLY HAPPENS!
LGP: Stanley Cup…
Six Burgh, PA
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Speaking of which... what's Mats Sundin doing these days? T&R is slipping.
rhmf93
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Oh, you have just invoked the curse.
Seabird 56
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He loves me, he loves me not which one is it?
Army of Adam
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you never know Andrew Raycroft might make a comeback............ummm prob not
Army of Adam
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Shame on you for 6 weeks for mentioning the bald Swede.
LGP: Stanley Cup…
Six Burgh, PA
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Well someone had to LGP... T&R isn't keeping up.
rhmf93
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Its getting into summer, things get slow. They have to come up with SOMETHING.
I also agree with you on your #13 comment. I too am tired of Sundin, he says (yet again) that he will decide his future later.
torque1
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wow hes like the angel of death for gm's
Army of Adam
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How good of a coach would Roy be for the Avs? Is he doing well with his Quebec team? Avs have more issues than just coaching.
Brave New World
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maybe he can get the avalanche to adopt montreal canadien sweaters as their 3rd jersey
Pops Like Pancake…
Paradise, MN
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