The Islanders have really had a tough time with their draft picks over the last few years.
Right now, New York doesn’t have the best prospect pool; the club has one of the worst, even, but at least it managed to get its hands on Cole Eiserman, who fell to 20th place on Friday night. Let’s remember that at this time last year, the scorer was nose to nose with Macklin Celebrini.
I’m looking forward to seeing if Eiserman can prove the other teams wrong and improve his 200-foot game, in particular. Because scoring goals won’t be a problem for him. In this selection, however (and the other five), Patrick Roy didn’t have a say in the matter, at least not in person.
This is perhaps why no QMJHL player was selected by the team.
Usually, coaches are present at the draft, but not Roy. He was in the Quebec region.
Shortly after the auction, coach Lou Lamoriello spoke and confirmed that assistant coach Doug Honda will not be returning to the team.
The man who led the defense and the worst numerical inferiority in the league did not convince his manager. Roy, John MacLean and Benoît Desrosiers are still in place.
But for Honda’s replacement, we can wonder if another Quebecer could come to the Big Apple. After all, Patrick Roy has never been afraid to promote Quebec and the QMJHL in general. The proof: shortly after his hiring, he brought his good friend Benoît Desrosiers with him.
Could Louis Robitaille, former head coach and GM of the Gatineau Olympiques, be a potential candidate? In 2023-2024, he was named the pilot of the Cape Breton Eagles and he is a good chum du Roy. Stéphane Julien, Carl Mallette and Sylvain Favreau, coaches who may eventually be met by the Laval Rocket, are also interesting candidates.
Will Lamoriello trust Roy or will he want to bring his man himself?
A lot of
– Cole Caufield au match des Brewers.
– A+ to the Canadian.
– Jules Boilard will be at the development camp.
– The Preds are serious.
– Will they be invited to development camps?
– It’s not as if the CH had ignored him.
