Russian defender “New York Islanders » Alexander Romanov spoke about the human qualities and character of the head coach of the team Patrick Roy .
During the 2023-24 season, the Islanders finished seventh in the NHL Eastern Conference standings. In the playoff quarterfinals, the Islanders lost to Carolina in five games.
— The idea of playing under Rua is designed for power hockey. Rua tells us things like, “I don’t want us to be a defensive team. Yes, it is important for us to perform well in defense, but we have to create a lot of things in attack. We played very well defensively, but we didn’t score many goals. In the last matches of the season, it broke through, they changed the system, the idea, they played with courage. It’s mentally difficult to go on the ice and not know how the game is going to go. But when you win one after another, it becomes easier. You gain momentum, you know you are going to break the enemy. The attitude of the winner is important; she decides a lot in hockey and in the team. You can never accept defeat.
He’s a man who doesn’t lose. A winning man, he knows how to win not only in hockey, but also in life. Patrick always looks for a way out of any situation, any problem. He won everything in the NHL, collected all the trophies, became champion while working with the Quebec Remparts junior team. Rua always only cares about our team winning, constantly pushing his line. Rua is not just a star, but a person who wants to win always and everywhere. This is a very valuable quality.
He didn’t even need to register for the new team, everyone in hockey knows who Patrick Roy is. We listen to it with our mouths open. He knows everything about winning, knows how to be number one,” Romanov said in “Championship”.
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