Sdiver
05-18-2009, 07:21
It's the BIG story running around here today, even trumping the Nuggets going off to play the Lakers.
Let's see. :munchin
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4174063
Roy offered Avs' coaching job
The Colorado Avalanche have offered Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy their head coaching job, The Denver Post reported Monday.
Roy, who retired with the Avs in 2003 and was inducted into the Hall in 2006, would take over for Tony Granato, who has two years remaining on his contract and hadn't been told he was fired, according to the newspaper.
Roy, the co-owner, general manager and coach of major-junior hockey's Quebec Remparts, was considering the offer from the Avs, the report said, citing multiple NHL sources who are close to Roy.
"Patrick is a very deliberate guy who analyzes everything," Jacques Demers, who coached Roy's Montreal Canadiens to the 1993 Stanley Cup, told The Denver Post. "He's not necessarily going to take the first job that might come along. He's going to want to go into a situation he thinks is on the right track and that he's going to feel comfortable with."
Roy confirmed Saturday to ESPN.com that he met with Avs president Pierre Lacroix last week in the wake of Francois Giguere's firing as GM last month.
"I went out there to visit him," Roy said. "He had his surgery about 10 days ago. I also had friends in town that I wanted to go and see.
"But we did talk a bit about my future," Roy added. "He wanted to know what was my future, but that's about it for now."
Roy helped lead the Avalanche to two Stanley Cup championships, in 1996 and 2001. The Avs finished this season last in the West with the fewest goals in the NHL at 199.
Let's see. :munchin
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4174063
Roy offered Avs' coaching job
The Colorado Avalanche have offered Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy their head coaching job, The Denver Post reported Monday.
Roy, who retired with the Avs in 2003 and was inducted into the Hall in 2006, would take over for Tony Granato, who has two years remaining on his contract and hadn't been told he was fired, according to the newspaper.
Roy, the co-owner, general manager and coach of major-junior hockey's Quebec Remparts, was considering the offer from the Avs, the report said, citing multiple NHL sources who are close to Roy.
"Patrick is a very deliberate guy who analyzes everything," Jacques Demers, who coached Roy's Montreal Canadiens to the 1993 Stanley Cup, told The Denver Post. "He's not necessarily going to take the first job that might come along. He's going to want to go into a situation he thinks is on the right track and that he's going to feel comfortable with."
Roy confirmed Saturday to ESPN.com that he met with Avs president Pierre Lacroix last week in the wake of Francois Giguere's firing as GM last month.
"I went out there to visit him," Roy said. "He had his surgery about 10 days ago. I also had friends in town that I wanted to go and see.
"But we did talk a bit about my future," Roy added. "He wanted to know what was my future, but that's about it for now."
Roy helped lead the Avalanche to two Stanley Cup championships, in 1996 and 2001. The Avs finished this season last in the West with the fewest goals in the NHL at 199.