GDT | Game 56 | VS Sabres | Wednesday, February 21 | 7:00PM EST
- Thread starter Habs4Life
- Start date
over/under on Skinhead"s points tomorrow, 3
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
I will get banned again soon, worry not.
Nah, just the winning goal.
lecoqsportif
Well-known member
The penalty? Meh. I’m ok with that.
lecoqsportif
Well-known member
Xhejaj can. 
lecoqsportif
Well-known member
Some decent depth maybe?
hairnova
News Breaker
Looks to have some chemistry with Newhook... the makings of a third line?
The team that scores more goals will win tonight. Gut feeling.
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
The Athletic says:
4. Joshua Roy, RW/LW, 20 (Laval Rocket)
I must admit that it has been nice to watch Roy, who ranked 34th on my board when the Canadiens drafted him 150th, make the kind of statement that he has these last three seasons. You can count on one hand the number of 2021 picks who’ve had comparable progressions relative to where they were drafted.He doesn’t necessarily play the evasive, slick style that so many top prospects play these days, but there’s real substance to his game, which I believe has several translatable qualities — which have been reinforced by his play as a rookie in the AHL this season. He’s got exemplary puck-protection skill. He does an excellent job leaning on defenders and controlling the puck in the middle of the ice to get to his spot and create chances. And then when he doesn’t have it, his timing and routes help him get open or pounce on rebounds to remain opportunistic. He’s hard on pucks, he’s got great hands in tight (I’ve seen him show real one-on-one skill in the last two seasons) and around the net, and he scores a lot of weak-side goals. He seems to elevate his linemates now (which wasn’t always the case).
After working hard on his fitness, he has taken steps as a skater and competitor who appears more committed to playing a complete game (even showing some penalty-killing proficiency). He has also developed more of a highlight-reel, takeover quality to his game, flashing the skill that made him a No. 1 pick into the QMJHL more consistently. I like him with the puck, where he can hold onto it and make plays, and I like him more and more without, where he is now finishing all of his checks and involving himself in the forecheck more consistently. His shot has looked heavy and accurate in the last couple of years.
Roy has this way of moulding himself to his linemates and finding success because of his ability to read and anticipate, and because he no longer needs a ton of puck touches (his game has matured a lot that way). He has also proven himself a big-game player and has worked to become a more competitive, defensively responsible (support positions, shot-blocking, all of it), guts-of-the-ice player who tracks back and then plays an increasingly confident and aggressive style back the other way.
The continued rounding-out of Roy’s game really is unmistakable. The little things — things that were once criticisms of his game for some — have started to become strengths. The reads and positioning on and off the puck. The engagement level. The smart little choices he makes with the puck.
Though he played centre growing up, his re-emergence has taken place at the wing and I expect him to develop into a good top-nine winger in the NHL.
