Why Islanders fired Patrick Roy for Peter DeBoer with 4 games left before playoffs
It's quite tricky timing here.
Why Islanders fired Patrick Roy for Peter DeBoer with 4 games left before playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Islanders have made a head coaching change with just four games left until the playoffs.
That would be surprising regardless of the standings. But at the time of the change from Patrick Roy to Peter DeBoer, the Islanders are in a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They have a 42-31-5 record, which is good for 89 points.
That's seventh in the East. There are four teams at 88 points and one team at 87 points, so the Islanders aren't safe. This is quite the move to make.
It comes with plenty of immediate risk, but it wasn't made for immediate reasons. The New York Islanders have FIRED Patrick Roy and HIRED Peter DeBoer with 4 games remaining, in the midst of a playoff race… THIS LEAGUE 😱 pic. twitter.