On Why They Need To Be Positive
“We need to be positive. We need to allow our players to get their confidence back. Sh**ting on players won’t help them get their confidence back faster. … I showed my players yesterday that I’m not going to panic as a coach.”
Maybe it is all just a matter of a few more breaks going the Colorado Avalanche’s way. But that’s not something any of us can predict. All I know is that things seem to be getting worse, not better.
And listen, I understand that no coach wants to go up to the podium and rip his players to shreds, but I don’t think that’s what the fans are asking him to do. All they’re asking is for Roy to stop acting like there are so many positives to be taken out of four straight losses.
On Wanting To Win
“The people that know me know how much I like to win. They know even more how much I hate to lose. You think I wake up in morning and enjoy going to the rink and losing? Nobody does that. We’re a proud people. We love to win, and our players are too.”
I know Patrick Roy wants to win just about as much as anybody, but I’ll say this much:
He’s in a tough position. His team is losing, and I’m not so sure that it has anything to do with him. But if he thinks he can continue to praise the positives while the Avs keeps losing and the fans keep getting angrier, then don’t be surprised if people continue to question how much you care about winning.
