26.3.08

And You Thought He Was Normal for Talking To the Goalposts


From ESPN:
Quebec Remparts goalie Jonathan Roy was suspended for seven games, and Remparts coach Patrick Roy -- Jonathan's father -- was suspended for five games following Saturday's melee between their team and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff.

As a Patrick Roy fan, I don't quite know what to think about this. Yes, Patrick was always a little strange, talking to the goalposts, not touching the blue line, and of course, battling it out with other goalies.
But this is a little too strange. The reports say, that Patrick signaled his son to go after the opposing goalie, while everyone else seemed to be exchanging pleasantries. Now, don't get me wrong, I love goalie fights, in fact Roy vs. any Red Wings goalie is in my top 5 NHL moments. What was great about those was the fact that both goalies were trying to pound the snot out of each other.
In the video of the younger Roy fight, it seemed as if fighting was the last thing on the opposing goaltenders mind. He did not even take a swing, he simply covered up and dropped to the ice. After that fight, Roy skated away, "saluted" the fans, and proceeded to pummel another player.
So is the 7 and 5 game suspensions enough? No way. If senior Roy did in fact instruct junior Roy to go after the opponent, it should be at least 10, and for mercilessly beating a unwilling opponent I say 20.

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