Joshua Roy is experiencing a situation that is difficult to understand for fans of the Montreal Canadiens.
While he should logically be in the NHL and pocket a salary of $835,000, here he is stuck in Laval with an income of only $80,000 per year.
The difference is dizzying: more than 10 times his salary if he moved up to the big league. Certainly, he received an $85,000 bonus at the start of the season, but that does not erase the injustice that seems to befall this talented player, ready to do anything to prove that he deserves his place in the NHL.
Roy is an NHL player, but he is treated like a second-tier prospect.
Meanwhile, Alex Newhook, the useless “deluxe plumber,” earns a salary of $2.9 million.
The latter could bring a real offensive boost to the team, and yet, he remains on the bench in Laval. It is frustrating to see a talented Quebecer suffer such “financial punishment”.
If we compare, another Quebecer, Mathieu Phaneuf, senior consultant at Walmart, earns an annual salary of $270,000 simply thanks to his skills in French, according to information from the Journal de Montréal.
Originally from Magog, Phaneuf, based at Walmart’s Arkansas headquarters, lives a comfortable life, in part due to the scarcity of bilingual talent.
“They struggled to hire people who spoke French and wanted to move to Arkansas” says the Quebecer who has deep pockets for a linguistic talent that he possesses as a perfectly bilingual Quebecer.
Phaneuf is a great example of international success, but this further highlights the injustice of Joshua Roy’s situation, who should be able to take full advantage of his talents here, in his chosen field, within the NHL.
He would have his place tomorrow morning in the top 6 of the CH. It’s as if at Walmart, we would take an English speaker instead of a French speaker to speak French.
At the CH, we prefer plumbers to a talented guy.
Roy’s story is that of a dedicated Quebecer, stuck in a situation where his efforts do not seem to be rewarded, while others, less talented or less useful to the Canadian, prosper with salaries that in no way justify their performance. ,
It’s time for this situation to change, because a player like Roy deserves to show his full potential at the highest level and benefit from the salary that comes with it.
The message that the Canadian seems to be sending to Joshua Roy is clear: he must become more serious off the ice if he wishes to access the privileges of the NHL.
For Kent Hughes and the CH management, this financial punishment would be a way of making the young player responsible, of making him understand that his life choices have direct repercussions on his career and, by extension, on his wallet.
By not recalling him, even if he is technically ready for the big league, the organization wants to encourage Roy to adopt impeccable behavior.
In other words, they use money to influence his habits and reinforce his discipline off the ice.
Is this effective method humane?
In such a competitive league, the pressure is already immense for young players, and adding a financial “punishment” could be seen as a harsh, even cruel, approach.
Is it really fair to deprive a player of his fair compensation for aspects that could otherwise be corrected?
Some will say that it is a technique that forces young talents to mature quickly. Others will believe that Roy deserves more guidance and support, rather than a sanction which, in the long term, could affect his motivation and confidence.
The question remains: is this Kent Hughes strategy really in Roy’s best interest?
Is the Canadian taking the risk of breaking the momentum of an exceptional talent by applying such rigid discipline?
Is Roy’s future in Montreal?
So many questions and so few answers. In the meantime, he will continue to pocket his $80,000… when he should be pocketing $835,000…
He must have a heartache…
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