Yesterday, just 40 days before the start of Avalanche rookie camp, Patrick Roy offered his sudden resignation from the head coaching position. To say that the move was unexpected is an understatement, as Roy released the news via his own statement through a Quebec public relations firm and it took the Avalanche almost three hours to respond and acknowledge his departure. On the media conference call that followed, Sakic said only that he was “caught off-guard.” That’s the kind way of putting it from a GM suddenly faced with a last-second August coaching search.
Who can the Avalanche find to coach this team so late in the summer?