Prospect Info: Joshua Roy Part 2

[Jaynki]

I imagine were gonna stop saying hes gonna get passed by Mesar and Beck on the depth chart?

Was it really a debate?

Its bound to change disregard the (impressive) performance of Roy. Maybe one of Beck and Mesar will do a Struble?

Well, it looks like Roy is doing a Struble tho right now.

 

[Tyson]

Roy deserves to stay in the NHL for now. Such a smart player

 

[Miller Time]

Roy deserves to stay in the NHL for now. Such a smart player

Certainly does in our depleted talent thin forward group...

Not sure he's ready for full time top 6 NHL duties on a team with a strong forward group... His size/strength gap is noticeable. Another year or two to add a bit of strength & better adapt his game wouldn't hurt imo.

He's clearly smart enough to figure it out, his positioning, anticipation & puck reads are top 6 NHL quality already.

Would like to see a line of Slaf - Monahan -Roy for at least a few games this year, I feel like they would mesh quickly & complement each other very well

 

[DAChampion]

I hope they send Roy back down for the AHL playoffs.

Would like to see a line of Slaf - Monahan -Roy for at least a few games this year, I feel like they would mesh quickly & complement each other very well

Then who goes with Suzuki and Caulfield?

 

[FerrisRox]

The thing that’s hard in MTL regarding pressure and expectations is this; fans like their « Warrior types », balls to the wall players. Whether that type has talent (Saku) or not (Begin), fans loves those styles but hate the players that aren’t high energy (Ryder, Ribs types).

I don't know whether you are just carefully choosing your words and avoiding stating the obvious, but the issue fans had with Michael Ryder and Mike Ribeiro had nothing too with their "low energy."

The issue with both of those players was that they were completely one dimensional hockey players.

If the puck wasn't on their stick, they were completely useless. They brought no defensive play at all, of any kind and their physical game was non-existent.

When you see guys that skate harder and play harder when the team is on offence but they coast and do fly-bys on defense, that's going to rub the crowd the wrong way and both of those players - particularly Ribeiro - were shameless in that regard. Ribiero could lift a stick and steal a puck in the offensive zone if it meant he would then have a scoring chance. But move him 200 feet down the ice to his own zone and there's no effort at all to get into pass lanes, tie guys up and win battles. He would just float around and wait til his team got possession.

 

[Miller Time]

I hope they send Roy back down for the AHL playoffs.



Then who goes with Suzuki and Caulfield?

For now?

Anderson, Armia, Ylonen (though he appears stapled to the doghouse)...

Not ideal, but when your fwd group is as weak as ours, c'est la vie

 

[Adrianopolous]

C'est qui? Ctun Roi? Ben oui c'est Joshua Roy!!!!

 

[KevSkillz4]

Toffoli 2.0 for sure. (Like I and some people said in this forum said for a long time).

That's a great player to add on this team, he is going to have a great NHL career. His too smart, too talented to don't succeed.

I really like his game, he get 2 really beauty 2 points.

 

[LaP]

I'll enjoy the next 15 years of English play by play guys struggling to say his name.

"Here comes Wa, JoshWA WA"

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Honestly, he’s not hurting us anyway. Rebuilding club, fills a spot, plays with heart… I think he’ll have another year with us and that’s fine based on where we are.

Definitely. He even plays semi decent at times. That contract is terrible, but the timing would be worse if we were actively trying to compete.

We need vets and he always gives 100% effort.

 

[Mrb1p]

Was it really a debate?

Its bound to change disregard the (impressive) performance of Roy. Maybe one of Beck and Mesar will do a Struble?

Well, it looks like Roy is doing a Struble tho right now.

Youre not serious, right? You spent the last 3-4 months saying that Beck and Mesar would jump him in the depth chart because he was taking too much time.

 

[jfm133]

Good thing not to be noticed in such a disastrous game. He was with RHP, Monahan and Armia among players not in the minuses in this game, he played 11:43 min., only Pezzetta played less than him, and he made the best offensive play of the game for Montréal, so yeah, great that he went unnoticed.

Didn't even notice him tonight. Needs more baking in the AHL.

 

[McGees]

Good thing not to be noticed in such a disastrous game. He was with RHP, Monahan and Armia among players not in the minuses in this game, he played 11:43 min., only Pezzetta played less than him, and he made the best offensive play of the game for Montréal, so yeah, great that he went unnoticed.

You are talking about a completely different game than me but pop off king

 

[Jaynki]

Youre not serious, right? You spent the last 3-4 months saying that Beck and Mesar would jump him in the depth chart because he was taking too much time.

I would not exactly put it this way but yeah, i was extremely serious!

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

He didn't get much ice time in the third but these were two extremely hard match ups for him.

The things I did notice were the small details that add up to him becoming a very solid pro.
He already shows more aptitude than the majority of our forwards with his puck management.
He doesn't give the puck away cheaply and can generally connect the dots with his play.
He will only get better with his board play as he gets used to the faster pace.
Sure he can use more time on the farm but there was nothing to dislike about his efforts here.

This. Thanks for a PROPER Scouting report. I can’t stand people discounting the kid becaus he didn’t burn up his few games He has points, but most importantly didn’t look overwhelmed. Some ´fans’ need to remember what proper development looks like

 

[Scriptor]

This. Thanks for a PROPER Scouting report. I can’t stand people discounting the kid becaus he didn’t burn up his few games He has points, but most importantly didn’t look overwhelmed. Some ´fans’ need to remember what proper development looks like

How can you REMEMBER what you have zero clue about in the first place?

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

When you see guys like Roy and Slaf pick up things rather quickly.. you know those are guys whose ceilings can't be defined until they hit them.

Well said

How can you REMEMBER what you have zero clue about in the first place?

Common sense goes a long way

 

[Mrb1p]

I would not exactly put it this way but yeah, i was extremely serious!

Lol, you were. Eat the crow, this is ridiculous.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Lol, you were. Eat the crow, this is ridiculous.

Yeah, lots of people pretending they supported Roy and Struble when their future looked bleak. Lots of bullshitters around these parts.

 

[Jaynki]

Lol, you were. Eat the crow, this is ridiculous.

I eat them with great pleasure. I am indeed surprised by his puck protection and i thought his skating would be worst، he is not explosive but he has more than sufficient speed and quickness and also he is stronger than i thought


Statiscally speaking, the vast majority of NHL top-six forward are NHL regular in their D+3. If Roy ends up with 40 NHL games versus 30 AHL games at the end of the season, i would argue he fits strongly in the promising statistical group.

I argued that he needed a strong year (he did in the AHL) and to continue his uptrend.

Admitedly, i have been arrogant and too quick to call him on the Scherbak-Hudon boulevard.

The crows are good man, and just a tip when you will eat yours on Slaf, fry them!

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

As much as I want to take a victory lap, it’s still early.

I thought they could’ve brought him up at the 10 game mark when he had 16 points and he never would’ve went back down. But then the slump came.

I can see him staying up and having his ups and downs but likely sticking with the big club from here on out.

 

[Trabdy2]

Roy's looking better than I thought he would at this stage. If/when Monahan gets traded I'd like to see Roy gets some reps in on the first wave PP in place of him.

 

[jrom]

Roy's looking better than I thought he would at this stage. If/when Monahan gets traded I'd like to see Roy gets some reps in on the first wave PP in place of him.

I think he would make a great bumper on the PP

 

[Tyson]

The kid just be more ready than many folks thought.
The kid can play.

 

[Scintillating10]

Play on second line next season with Dach and Newhook.