<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ZEFbz_0qtqfbCQ00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ZEFbz_0qtqfbCQ00" width="1124" height="750" ></p><p> The Islanders stunned the hockey world over the weekend, as head coach Lane Lambert was fired in favor of Patrick Roy, who is now behind the bench as a head coach in the NHL for the first time in seven years. </p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="https://omny.fm/shows/boomer-gio/mahomes-sr-annoyed-at-swift-kelce-antics-andy-reid/embed?style=cover&amp;size=square" style="width:100%; height:220px; overflow:hidden; margin-top: 1.25rem;"></iframe><p> Roy is a Jack Adams Award winner, but his fiery nature and large gap in between NHL gigs made the move by Lou Lamoriello a surprise for many. But Boomer says, if the Islanders were going to roll the dice to try and wake up the team, this was the right roll-the-dice move to make. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> “I think this team needed a wake-up call,” Boomer said. “This is a huge swing…I need someone to change the communication completely and blow it up. That’s exactly what Patrick will do. He’s a hothead. He’s gonna say ‘when you come to the bench after your shift, you better be coming full speed. No lollygagging to the bench or that kind of crap.’ </p><p> “He knows exactly what needs to be fixed. Number one is gonna be defense, and number two is gonna be breakouts…this is a huge swing by Lou Lamoriello. If you want to make a swing, this is the swing.” </p></div></body>

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Boomer Esiason says hiring Patrick Roy is a “huge swing” for the Islanders, but if they were going to take a chance, this was the one to take.