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Post by Jack Bauer on Jun 4, 2010 7:35:30 GMT -4
Today the worst trade in franchise history gets completed when we ship Olivier Roy to Lewiston for a 2nd round pick and swap of 3rd's.
Our franchise leader in wins gets traded to complete a deal that helped us to a playoff run consisting of a win and he goes to a team that traded us a player who we didn't even use in our playoff run.....he was what got us "in the bidding" for Jacob Lagace.
Usually when you lose a player with so many team records and accomplishment its to the pro ranks but this is a sad day for Eagle fans as we lose that player to a league rival.
Few will ever forget Roy's 16yr old season where he was arguably the top 16yr old goalie this league has ever seen and helped fill the void left by Pavelec's departure.
Good luck in Lewiston, or where ever you may end up by the end of this weekend. You've left some very big shoes to fill.
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Post by oilers4ever on Jun 4, 2010 7:52:27 GMT -4
I'm hoping you see him in the AHL for 2010-11
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Post by seahawk on Jun 4, 2010 8:03:55 GMT -4
Doesn't he need to be 20 to play AHL?
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Post by SteveUL on Jun 4, 2010 8:10:50 GMT -4
I'm hoping you see him in the AHL for 2010-11 Perhaps 2011-2012 ... but 2010-2011 he is not eligible for the AHL. He has been in the Q as a #1 for so long that people keep forgetting that he is just 19 this year.
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Post by nolman29 on Jun 4, 2010 9:41:25 GMT -4
I always hated seeing Roy play at the CCC because of how good he was But I like the way he plays. Roy good luck in Lewiston (or Bathurst)
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Post by Deer on Jun 4, 2010 9:46:34 GMT -4
Extremely well-said, JB.
Today we lose the franchise's all-time leader in wins and shutouts. Consider he had to compete with Marc-Andre Fleury, Martin Houle, and Ondrej Pavelec for those numbers, that makes them all the more impressive.
A superstar goalie we got in the 3rd round of the '07 draft - possibly Cape Breton's shrewdest draft selection in its 13-year history.
A guy who set a league record for wins by a 16-year-old while wearing our jersey.
A kid who outduelled arguably the country's best goalie, Jonathan Bernier, in the first round of the playoffs that same 16-year-old season.
A goalie who won us a quadruple-overtime game at age 17, making something like 60 saves as 12,000 Remparts fans rained down taunts of OLIIIIIIIIIIIVER all game - he was unflappable.
A guy who put together two of the league's five or six (can't remember the exact #) longest shutout streaks of all-time while playing here in Cape Breton.
But most importantly, Olivier Roy was for us a goalie who would never stop battling - even if the team was down 2-0 or 3-0 and being outshot 2 or 3 to 1. Even when the rest of the team took the night off, which was extremely often last season, Olivier always kept us in games and gave us a chance to win. More than anything, his battle level and innate fire to just win hockey games will be what I remember about his three seasons in a Cap Breton jersey.
After all of that, you JB are absolutely right that Roy's time in Cape Breton is coming to a sad and anticlimactic end given all that he's accomplished here.
Not only are we losing him to a league rival, but he'll likely end up with a division rival. He'll no doubt haunt the Eagles all next season with the Bathurst Titan. Four times that team will visit, and C200 fans will sit frustrated at what we lost.
And for what? To pick up a guy who scored 5 goals in 25 games (two of three of those being empty netters) en route to a playoff run that yielded exactly one win. To try and go for it in a season where we had the two eventual league finalists in our own division.
Those decisions are Mario Durocher's mess, but this offseason he was given a full endorsement by the organization and signed to a two-year contract extension. Throughout the making of those poor decisions, and the ill-fated "playoff run" that followed, fans were continually told by Mario that he was "confident." Now, as we prepare for a new season in wake of a year to forget, fans are still being told that Mario is "confident" and has a plan for 2012.
I still remember Roy's first training camp when he came here wearing all silver gear. He was lights out, and you knew immediately he was going to be the latest in the Eagles' long line of great goalies. Even opposition fans were coming on here and saying things to that effect after seeing him play half of an exhibition game.
My favourite memory of Roy's time as an Eagle might be from a game that was actually more of a formality than anything. Game 5 of the second round of the 2008 playoffs in Halifax. The Moose led 3-1, and were all but sure to finish off the Eagles that night at home - which they did. But they had to earn everything they got. Our Eagles scrapped tooth and nail the entire 60 minutes, and nobody moreso than a 16-year-old Olivier Roy. In front of a sold out and very pumped up Metro Centre crowd, making for an atmosphere almost like a pro hockey game, the rookie stymied the Voraceks/Marchands/Corsis etc time and again and seemed to thrive playing in front of the huge audience. By the second period, it was clear Olivier was hurting - he was labouring and wincing at every stoppage, but still kept coming up with saves that left you scratching your head. The series was all but over, but the guy just wouldn't quit, despite playing hurt - all at 16. That's the memory that sticks out most for me.
Fans also won't soon forget the image of Roy making a big save, and then ever so nonchalantly tossing the puck aside like a piece of garbage with his trapper, into the faceoff circle. Olivier had that rare "confidence bordering on cockiness" going on - the quality possessed by virtually all the great goalies, and the same type of air Patrick Roy had in the NHL nets. And nothing conveyed it as simply as when he'd toss the puck into the faceoff circle as if to say "I don't need this anymore." Speaking of Patrick Roy, he always went out of his way to rip Olivier in the media and call his abilities into question. He did this to Roy more than to any other goalie in today's Q. I'm convinced he did this as one of his typical P Roy mind games, because in reality he saw that same rare competitive fire in Olivier that he had himself as a goalie, and knew the most important thing when playing Cape Breton was to try and undermine the goalie's confidence and get him rattled. If Patrick Roy wasn't scared of an opposing goalie, he'd boost him up in the media, saying that the shot from the blueline he'd allowed in the game that'd just been played really wasn't that bad a goal. With O Roy though, Patrick always brought his heavy artillery!
Thanks to "Kid Roy" for three years of plain and simply winning hockey games, and battling for every puck. Best of luck wherever you end up, and although I really like what I've seen from Alex Verroneau so far, you won't be easily replaced!
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Post by hockey1981 on Jun 4, 2010 9:55:45 GMT -4
IMO Roy will be in the Q as a 20 since Mem Cup will be in the Q....
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Post by hal on Jun 4, 2010 10:05:13 GMT -4
Good luck to Olivier Roy ! When you "DON"T HAVE HOCKEY PEOPLE" at the top then it's a lot easier to get a ringing endorsement for a job poorly done . The Board gave this clown the option of going for it or pulling back and live to fight a better fight down the road . We all know the path he chose and thus we have a mess .It's obviously up to the fans to let Mullethead know that we think he has done a shit job because nobody on the Board or the Mannequin in the President's Chair will ever tell him .
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Post by MJNICK44 on Jun 4, 2010 11:35:59 GMT -4
JB and Deer excellent posts. All I can say is, it is a sad day to be an eagles fan. We all knew this was happening today but I know for myself I held out alittle hope that the rumours would not be true. What else can be said about O. Roy he has set franchise records and wore our jersey with pride and honour. It was a true pleasure to watch him for three years and I wish you Mr Roy all the success in your life and hockey career. Thank you for everything and all the best in the future. You will be a NHL superstar.
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Post by hal on Jun 4, 2010 12:38:52 GMT -4
NHL Superstar ?
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Post by Clubber Lang on Jun 4, 2010 14:37:34 GMT -4
Extremely well-said, JB. Today we lose the franchise's all-time leader in wins and shutouts. Consider he had to compete with Marc-Andre Fleury, Martin Houle, and Ondrej Pavelec for those numbers, that makes them all the more impressive. A superstar goalie we got in the 3rd round of the '07 draft - possibly Cape Breton's shrewdest draft selection in its 13-year history. A guy who set a league record for wins by a 16-year-old while wearing our jersey. A kid who outduelled arguably the country's best goalie, Jonathan Bernier, in the first round of the playoffs that same 16-year-old season. A goalie who won us a quadruple-overtime game at age 17, making something like 60 saves as 12,000 Remparts fans rained down taunts of OLIIIIIIIIIIIVER all game - he was unflappable. A guy who put together two of the league's five or six (can't remember the exact #) longest shutout streaks of all-time while playing here in Cape Breton. But most importantly, Olivier Roy was for us a goalie who would never stop battling - even if the team was down 2-0 or 3-0 and being outshot 2 or 3 to 1. Even when the rest of the team took the night off, which was extremely often last season, Olivier always kept us in games and gave us a chance to win. More than anything, his battle level and innate fire to just win hockey games will be what I remember about his three seasons in a Cap Breton jersey. After all of that, you JB are absolutely right that Roy's time in Cape Breton is coming to a sad and anticlimactic end given all that he's accomplished here. Not only are we losing him to a league rival, but he'll likely end up with a division rival. He'll no doubt haunt the Eagles all next season with the Bathurst Titan. Four times that team will visit, and C200 fans will sit frustrated at what we lost. And for what? To pick up a guy who scored 5 goals in 25 games (two of three of those being empty netters) en route to a playoff run that yielded exactly one win. To try and go for it in a season where we had the two eventual league finalists in our own division. Those decisions are Mario Durocher's mess, but this offseason he was given a full endorsement by the organization and signed to a two-year contract extension. Throughout the making of those poor decisions, and the ill-fated "playoff run" that followed, fans were continually told by Mario that he was "confident." Now, as we prepare for a new season in wake of a year to forget, fans are still being told that Mario is "confident" and has a plan for 2012. I still remember Roy's first training camp when he came here wearing all silver gear. He was lights out, and you knew immediately he was going to be the latest in the Eagles' long line of great goalies. Even opposition fans were coming on here and saying things to that effect after seeing him play half of an exhibition game. My favourite memory of Roy's time as an Eagle might be from a game that was actually more of a formality than anything. Game 5 of the second round of the 2008 playoffs in Halifax. The Moose led 3-1, and were all but sure to finish off the Eagles that night at home - which they did. But they had to earn everything they got. Our Eagles scrapped tooth and nail the entire 60 minutes, and nobody moreso than a 16-year-old Olivier Roy. In front of a sold out and very pumped up Metro Centre crowd, making for an atmosphere almost like a pro hockey game, the rookie stymied the Voraceks/Marchands/Corsis etc time and again and seemed to thrive playing in front of the huge audience. By the second period, it was clear Olivier was hurting - he was labouring and wincing at every stoppage, but still kept coming up with saves that left you scratching your head. The series was all but over, but the guy just wouldn't quit, despite playing hurt - all at 16. That's the memory that sticks out most for me. Fans also won't soon forget the image of Roy making a big save, and then ever so nonchalantly tossing the puck aside like a piece of garbage with his trapper, into the faceoff circle. Olivier had that rare "confidence bordering on cockiness" going on - the quality possessed by virtually all the great goalies, and the same type of air Patrick Roy had in the NHL nets. And nothing conveyed it as simply as when he'd toss the puck into the faceoff circle as if to say "I don't need this anymore." Speaking of Patrick Roy, he always went out of his way to rip Olivier in the media and call his abilities into question. He did this to Roy more than to any other goalie in today's Q. I'm convinced he did this as one of his typical P Roy mind games, because in reality he saw that same rare competitive fire in Olivier that he had himself as a goalie, and knew the most important thing when playing Cape Breton was to try and undermine the goalie's confidence and get him rattled. If Patrick Roy wasn't scared of an opposing goalie, he'd boost him up in the media, saying that the shot from the blueline he'd allowed in the game that'd just been played really wasn't that bad a goal. With O Roy though, Patrick always brought his heavy artillery! Thanks to "Kid Roy" for three years of plain and simply winning hockey games, and battling for every puck. Best of luck wherever you end up, and although I really like what I've seen from Alex Verroneau so far, you won't be easily replaced! Agree 100% but I didn't think he really did much until called upon when Benda got hurt. That was his big break and ran with it. So if Benda didn't get hurt and would have played well would have Olivier Roy ever been given the chance to put himself on the map as a 16 and 17 year old. Great competitor, great kid, great role model and all around great goalie for the Q.
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Post by reality on Jun 4, 2010 15:03:00 GMT -4
Great recap deer, of Olivier's long list of accomplishments.
The thing that really bothers me besides the absolute senselessness of the trade is the fact that the Eagle franchise chose to thank Olivier for 3 year's of giving his best, by shipping him off to Lewiston. Even if he ends up with a strong team in Bathurst it wasn't a very classy move.
There's no doubt that Roy's selection in the 3rd round ended up being a great pick but they also made a very good pick back in 2004 in the 5th round, that didn't turn out too badly.
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Post by Deer on Jun 4, 2010 15:04:44 GMT -4
Extremely well-said, JB. Today we lose the franchise's all-time leader in wins and shutouts. Consider he had to compete with Marc-Andre Fleury, Martin Houle, and Ondrej Pavelec for those numbers, that makes them all the more impressive. A superstar goalie we got in the 3rd round of the '07 draft - possibly Cape Breton's shrewdest draft selection in its 13-year history. A guy who set a league record for wins by a 16-year-old while wearing our jersey. A kid who outduelled arguably the country's best goalie, Jonathan Bernier, in the first round of the playoffs that same 16-year-old season. A goalie who won us a quadruple-overtime game at age 17, making something like 60 saves as 12,000 Remparts fans rained down taunts of OLIIIIIIIIIIIVER all game - he was unflappable. A guy who put together two of the league's five or six (can't remember the exact #) longest shutout streaks of all-time while playing here in Cape Breton. But most importantly, Olivier Roy was for us a goalie who would never stop battling - even if the team was down 2-0 or 3-0 and being outshot 2 or 3 to 1. Even when the rest of the team took the night off, which was extremely often last season, Olivier always kept us in games and gave us a chance to win. More than anything, his battle level and innate fire to just win hockey games will be what I remember about his three seasons in a Cap Breton jersey. After all of that, you JB are absolutely right that Roy's time in Cape Breton is coming to a sad and anticlimactic end given all that he's accomplished here. Not only are we losing him to a league rival, but he'll likely end up with a division rival. He'll no doubt haunt the Eagles all next season with the Bathurst Titan. Four times that team will visit, and C200 fans will sit frustrated at what we lost. And for what? To pick up a guy who scored 5 goals in 25 games (two of three of those being empty netters) en route to a playoff run that yielded exactly one win. To try and go for it in a season where we had the two eventual league finalists in our own division. Those decisions are Mario Durocher's mess, but this offseason he was given a full endorsement by the organization and signed to a two-year contract extension. Throughout the making of those poor decisions, and the ill-fated "playoff run" that followed, fans were continually told by Mario that he was "confident." Now, as we prepare for a new season in wake of a year to forget, fans are still being told that Mario is "confident" and has a plan for 2012. I still remember Roy's first training camp when he came here wearing all silver gear. He was lights out, and you knew immediately he was going to be the latest in the Eagles' long line of great goalies. Even opposition fans were coming on here and saying things to that effect after seeing him play half of an exhibition game. My favourite memory of Roy's time as an Eagle might be from a game that was actually more of a formality than anything. Game 5 of the second round of the 2008 playoffs in Halifax. The Moose led 3-1, and were all but sure to finish off the Eagles that night at home - which they did. But they had to earn everything they got. Our Eagles scrapped tooth and nail the entire 60 minutes, and nobody moreso than a 16-year-old Olivier Roy. In front of a sold out and very pumped up Metro Centre crowd, making for an atmosphere almost like a pro hockey game, the rookie stymied the Voraceks/Marchands/Corsis etc time and again and seemed to thrive playing in front of the huge audience. By the second period, it was clear Olivier was hurting - he was labouring and wincing at every stoppage, but still kept coming up with saves that left you scratching your head. The series was all but over, but the guy just wouldn't quit, despite playing hurt - all at 16. That's the memory that sticks out most for me. Fans also won't soon forget the image of Roy making a big save, and then ever so nonchalantly tossing the puck aside like a piece of garbage with his trapper, into the faceoff circle. Olivier had that rare "confidence bordering on cockiness" going on - the quality possessed by virtually all the great goalies, and the same type of air Patrick Roy had in the NHL nets. And nothing conveyed it as simply as when he'd toss the puck into the faceoff circle as if to say "I don't need this anymore." Speaking of Patrick Roy, he always went out of his way to rip Olivier in the media and call his abilities into question. He did this to Roy more than to any other goalie in today's Q. I'm convinced he did this as one of his typical P Roy mind games, because in reality he saw that same rare competitive fire in Olivier that he had himself as a goalie, and knew the most important thing when playing Cape Breton was to try and undermine the goalie's confidence and get him rattled. If Patrick Roy wasn't scared of an opposing goalie, he'd boost him up in the media, saying that the shot from the blueline he'd allowed in the game that'd just been played really wasn't that bad a goal. With O Roy though, Patrick always brought his heavy artillery! Thanks to "Kid Roy" for three years of plain and simply winning hockey games, and battling for every puck. Best of luck wherever you end up, and although I really like what I've seen from Alex Verroneau so far, you won't be easily replaced! Agree 100% but I didn't think he really did much until called upon when Benda got hurt. That was his big break and ran with it. So if Benda didn't get hurt and would have played well would have Olivier Roy ever been given the chance to put himself on the map as a 16 and 17 year old. Great competitor, great kid, great role model and all around great goalie for the Q. Didn't do much until Benda got hurt? Benda got hurt in late September. I don't know what you expected a 16-year-old rookie to do in the first two weeks of the season!
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Post by Deer on Jun 4, 2010 15:06:47 GMT -4
The thing that really bothers me besides the absolute senselessness of the trade is the fact that the Eagle franchise chose to thank Olivier for 3 year's of giving his best, by shipping him off to Lewiston. Even if he ends up with a strong team in Bathurst it wasn't a very classy move. I agree with you. You wouldn't have seen a move like that from the Screaming Eagles a couple of years ago. I don't know why things have changed.
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Post by dt281 on Jun 4, 2010 19:41:09 GMT -4
We have been pretty spoiled here when it comes to having good goaltenders but based on the numbers O. Roy has impressed the most. Roy should put up enough wins this season to put him #2 on the all time wins list and is just 3 shutouts from the lead in all time shutouts. What impressed me most (like Deer said) was his competitive nature and borderline cocky attitude. Veronneau has big shoes to fill, with a thin blueline in front of him.
The sickest part of losing Roy is when we see what Lewiston fetches for him maybe without ever playing a single game for them. That sure could have helped the rebuild. And all that for 1 playoff win.
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