<body><div> Lou came through! Signor Lamoriello's hiring of <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/new-york-islanders-lane-lambert-patrick-roy-firing" rel="nofollow"> Patrick Roy </a> is his best coaching decision since 1993 when he imported and earlier, brilliant French-Canadian Jacques Lemaire to run the New Jersey Devils. Within two years, Lou's Garden Staters won a Stanley Cup. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> #Isles </a> News: New York Islanders President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced today that Lane Lambert has been relieved of his coaching responsibilities. Patrick Roy has been named Head Coach of the New York Islanders. — New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1748809190632505750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> January 20, 2024 </a></blockquote> Roy's arrival as an NHL mentor has been long-awaited; actually, too long-awaited! <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Lamoriello: "He's firey. He loves the game. It's going to be great for our players." <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/patrick-roy-new-york-islanders-head-coach-lane-lambert-avalanche" rel="nofollow"> Related: Coaching Profile On Islanders New Head Coach Patrick Roy </a> His winning record includes a Memorial Cup. And, believe me, winning Canada's Junior championship is as hard for a coach as capturing the Stanley Cup. The Maven gives Lou credit for allowing Lane Lambert to remain behind the bench as long as gentlemanly possible, and now one of the greatest goaltenders of all-time gets a chance to prove what many of us have been waiting for: a chance to prove his worth on an NHL level. Whether he can push the current edition of the Islanders into a playoff berth is his&nbsp;immediate challenge, but nobody loves a challenge more than Roy. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Since the season began, Lambert appeared to have lost his club's handled. Here are the reasons Lane failed: 1. Disorganization. 2. Lack of Hustle. 3. Elementary dumb plays right up until mid-season. 4. Inept defensive moves by defensemen and forwards. 5. Deterioration of goalie Ilya Sorokin's game due to all of the above. 6. A total lack of consistency. 7. Negative attitudes. Interestingly, after the overtime loss in Chicago, captain Anders Lee seemed to have run out of cheery homilies. Make no mistake, this was not an impetuous Lamoriello decision. To obtain a&nbsp;14-carat gold ice general such as Roy takes a heckuva lot of negotiating time. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> What makes the arrival of Patrick so much more exciting is that Lou has bypassed the "Used Coach Lot" and has -- call this courageous -- made a decision that could explode as&nbsp;much as it could prove a bonanza for the franchise. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2399Mh_0qsWJCcQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2399Mh_0qsWJCcQ00" width="1200" height="799" ><figcaption> © Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports </figcaption></figure> But what The Maven sees in Roy is a combination of John Tortorella's fire and Stanley Cup-winning Bruce Cassidy's brains. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "It's playoff hockey for the Islanders from now on," said Roy in his initial interaction with the New York media. As for Patrick's inheritance, there's quality to be sure. With a few exceptions, the Islanders have underperformed. Lord knows that if the current lineup had played the first half of the season with intelligence and determination, it could have been&nbsp;in second place in the Met Division, not sixth. Then again, that's why Roy will be working for the Orange and Blue Sunday night in Elmont, not devouring poutine in his native Quebec City. Or as they say in Le Province: C'est Magnifique! And as we say at UBS Arena. GO, ISLES, GO. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Or, as The Maven put it right at the start of this essay, it is worth repeating. 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Signor Lamoriello's hiring of Patrick Roy is his best coaching decision since 1993 when he imported and earlier, brilliant, French-Canadian, Jacques Lemaire to run the New Jersey Devils.