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Lane Lambert Fired/Patrick Roy Comes to New York City

#Isles News: New York Islanders President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced today that Lane Lambert has been relieved of his coaching responsibilities. Patrick Roy has been named Head Coach of the New York Islanders.

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) January 20, 2024

To get a name coach/not an interim, obviously this was being considered for a time, but the problems are with the players, not the coaching. It would hardly shock me if Sorokin or his agent spoke up before he got hurt playing this much, and facing far too many shots.