The heavens aren’t helping Joshua Roy because basically, he doesn’t seem to be helping himself

Yesterday, he didn’t get any points, he finished his workday at minus-1, he gave a hit… and he had two shots on Linus Ullmark’s net. At least…

This season with the big club, Roy hasn’t scored in eight games, with a cumulative differential of minus-4. He was recalled for his sense of offensive play, being placed with offensive players.

Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton decided not to bring help to their locker room, especially on offense, and Joshua Roy is getting another (last?) chance to prove himself. But he’s not taking it.

Is he too slow – both on skates and in his decisions with the puck – to establish himself in the NHL?

I’d like to see him eat the boards and give it his all on the ice to answer that question. Right now, I have the impression that there’s unused fuel in Roy’s tank…

Do we really feel that the young Quebec forward is playing with the energy of desperation and last chance when he jumps on the ice?

Off the ice, Joshua Roy doesn’t seem to be doing what he has to do either. And I’m not talking about his evenings or love life…

On October 20th, Roy failed to show up for a signing session he had scheduled with Universe Collectibles. The organizers called and texted him, but he didn’t respond to his cell.

The next day, his agent Olivier Fortier had said on BPM Sports that he was already in talks with the organizers to reschedule the missed session for free. The fans who were present, disappointed and angry, fully deserved it.

Now, five months later, the aforementioned session still hasn’t been rescheduled.

And nothing leads me to believe it will be soon.

I have a lot of trouble with no-shows, ghosting, lack of respect for a company’s customers (or in this case, fans), and unkept promises. That’s why I took a few minutes yesterday, during the Stanley25 podcast, to talk about Joshua Roy. The excerpt is already available.

The goal of all this is to make sure this signing session takes place. I’m even offering to organize it with my boy JT.

Back to hockey…

Roy is currently in the second-to-last season of his entry-level contract. I hope he’ll be sent back to Laval soon. Why not recall a guy like Alex Barré-Boulet in his place? Or Owen Beck? Or Sean Farrell? Or Jared Davidson? Or Lucas Condotta? Or Florian Xhekaj?

AHL call-ups should be based on merit. Right now, it’s not Joshua Roy who deserves to be with the Habs the most among Rocket players.

Extension

Also in this week’s episode (Stanley25 ): the incredible marketing of the Montreal Nets, the poorly maintained arenas in Quebec, the scenario of a first-round win by the Habs over the Capitals, the patience needed before encouraging Ivan Demidov in Montreal, the solitary and quiet side of Patrik Laine, the reasons for Josh Norris’ departure, Emil Heineman’s difficulties, Luc Gélinas’ demand to Chantal Machabée, and the incredible sequence of the Habs.

Good watching!