Patrick Roy as Islanders GM: José Théodore’s wish

Who will be the Islanders’ next GM? Will there be a president of hockey operations? These are some of the questions being asked about the Islanders at the moment.

And the answers should be just around the corner.

It’s possible that there are other candidates on the list, but the names of Marc Bergevin and Mathieu Darche are coming up a lot in New York right now.

Is it possible that one of them will be named and that Brendan Shanahan will then join the organization? It’s possible, yes.

On the heels of this story, José Théodore, who spoke to Mario Langlois on 98.5 Sports, was asked who his choice would be for GM. And he threw a curveball.

I’d put Patrick Roy as GM of the Islanders, because he was GM of the Quebec Remparts. – José Théodore

Patrick Roy is passionate about hockey. He’s a guy who’s already been GM in the past (he won in the QMJHL with the Remparts) and who’s already had (at least) one interview to be GM in the NHL. #Montreal

But is he the best candidate? I don’t know.

His name has already been raised for the Islanders GM job, but he doesn’t seem to be an option (from what we know publicly, anyway) for his Islanders bosses.

Is he too emotional to be a GM in the NHL? Perhaps.

But I’m not surprised to see Theo pushing for a goalie who was undoubtedly his idol as a teenager. After all, José Théodore is also a guy driven by his emotions.

It’s also no coincidence that, between Marc Bergevin and Brendan Shanahan, he prefers Bergevin’s candidacy because the latter has more often been in the action, trying things out when things weren’t working out in Montreal.

However, Théo would also like to see Darche, who seems to be more cerebral, get his chance with the Islanders for the future.

But whoever the GM is, it looks like Roy won’t necessarily get the job, and that the organization will be making some big changes. Will Roy be one of those who stays or not? Will Shanahan shake things up?