Patrick Roy fired before Martin St-Louis: a prediction worth remembering

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Crédit: NEWARK, NJ - OCTOBER 25: Patrick Roy of the New York Islanders behind the bench during the game against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on October 25, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images)

There seems to be a tendency to fire coaches frequently in recent years.

We know that Martin St-Louis, who has only been behind the Habs bench since February 2022, is already one of the longest-serving coaches with his current team.

This is quite incredible, and shows just how common it is to fire a coach as soon as he doesn’t get the job done.

There seems to be a lack of patience.

Recently, Mike Bartner, an avid hockey fan with a penchant for bold predictions, released a list of the next 10 coaches to get fired.

Number one? Mike Sullivan of the Pittsburgh Penguins, starting this month.

But we also note the presence of Martin St-Louis at number 9ᵉ, with an expiration date that would be April 2026.

Even more interesting is to see Patrick Roy at 7ᵉ, who would be fired in December 2025, according to Bartner’s prediction.

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Based on this chart, we can understand that Derek Lalonde would also be let go this year, as would John Tortorella and Peter DeBoer at the end of the season.

As for Martin St-Louis, April 2026 would make sense, since as I’ve often said, I don’t believe MSL will be the coach who wins the Stanley Cup.

He is and was a very good head coach during the rebuild, but to get to the next level, it’s going to take another coach.

On the other hand, St-Louis needs to stay in the Habs environment after his tenure at the helm is over, as he could definitely be a very good powerplay coach.

In short, let’s wait and see if this picture really reflects the future, or if Bartner is simply in the field.

Overtime

– What a great passing game from the Rangers.

– Indeed.

– Something to think about.

– I say yes.

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