Islanders Beat Stars 3-2 in Overtime Patrick Roy [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/mathew-barzal-patrick-roy-new-york-islanders-lane-lambert] sees things clearly and sees them whole. That might be the best reason why the Islanders freshly-minted head coach has a chance to goose the Orange and Blue into the postseason. The Maven calls him "The Perfect Coach For An Imperfect Team." Even during the post-win OT euphoria on Sunday night, Roy kept from doing handstands of joy over the come-from-behind victory over a very solid Dallas sextet. What he viewed -- apart from the muchly-needed two points -- were flaws up and down the winning performance. "We're depending a little too much on our goaltender," Roy remarked. And he was right. The Visitors outshot New York by a lot. Patrick insisted that the team has to design -- or just play -- a game that meaningfully trims Ilya Sorokin’s workload. "We've gotta do a better job on turnovers, he asserted, and he's right about that, big-time. Bad penalty-kill games have severely trimmed the Isles effectiveness. And I'm that you can certify a few other areas lumped under "Work In Progress." It all comes down to a major fixing job that has to be accomplished during this second half of the season. The good news is that -- to a man-- the personnel is ga-ga about having this Hall of Famer leading the charge. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzODQwNDA4OTc3OTQyMDEx/usatsi_22345865-1.jpg] Some said the Isles need a new voice. The Maven agrees, but what about the "new ears?" There'd better be full-time listening to the mentor. For my dough, the best media conclusion I like is simply this. "He knows how to get you to compete." We'll see about that tonight with The Champs in town. TOP STORIES
