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Roy Does Not Answer For Himself/Players Not Doing Sat Pre-Game Press Conference

Roy made clear enough, Lamoriello runs upstairs, he runs lineup.
Of course I posted what the public deserves to know because those are NHL rules.

Rift between Lamoriello/Roy/Players/Failed Belmont Experiment

Lamoriello Speaks/New York Blows 3-0 Lead/Usual Suspects Struggle

Team broke NHL rules not making Roy available in pregame.
Romanov was hurt vs Devils/Cholowski was recalled.
Blew 3-1 lead they can't have happen, usual suspects who can't defend, scored three against Panthers backup. Same problem players 44-21-53-32-21.

Matt Martin-SIGNED/Duclair/Recalls

Team devoid of scoring signed a player who will take minutes from Foudy, Wahlstrom, and the gang that can't score will have another player who can have a few fights by appointment and nothing else.

Foudy Recalled-Duclair longer term/Gauthier-Bridgeport

The problem was not Gauthier, or Wahlstrom, it's 53-32-44 who eat minutes and give this team nothing, while our head coach basically said he had no confidence in #16 after one game.

Lamoriello Lies/Duclair Injured/Gauthier waivers

Gauthier played only last night in another game 53-32 were terrible against a poor Habs team, that hardly played well and got the game to a shootout.
Supposedly Fasching is hurt and the player getting the call.

Belmont Retail Village "Soft" Opening Today

The Problem Is Not Going Away

17:34 TOI Shots 13-5 Utah Scoring Chances 14-2 Utah High Danger Chances 10-0 Utah Goals 2-0 Utah
And who are Roy's go-to players? Pageau who can't kill a penalty, Cizikas who can't kill a penalty. MacLean who was swimming in his skates with them, and Pageau-Palmieri who are out at 3/3 in overtime who when they lose the puck it's game over. And Dobson gets no mercy, his turnovers continue from last season, and they are awful game changers.
Spare me Pageau scored, he was dominated the entire game, Holmstrom made the work for his fluke goal, it's a miracle he got enough on his backhand for it to find the net. 21-44-53 they get one goal and give back two.
They have to phase these players out of key roles, it's bad for Holmstrom, Lee, Wahlstrom before he's scape-goated. No law Palmieri or Pageau can play overtime when Barzal-Horvat-Tsyplakov-Duclair-Nelson-Lee-Wahlstrom should be the only forwards out in overtime.

NYIFC Projection: 11th in East

I'm not a fan of Patrick Roy, who's career record beyond one year is that of a mediocre head coach no one was chasing after. Lou's been a cap ceiling general manager, and has a lot of very bad contracts on his resume, and not because they were great players, but mediocre players their entire careers. Pageau got his contract because of one twenty four goal run in Ottawa when he was red-hot, he came here, scored one goal in seven games before 2020 covid, and at best when back to be a career thirty point player who today gave us a 32nd ranked penalty kill, along with Cizikas who was a first line LW in last year's playoffs who's no scorer, and who's speed/defense has been in decline. Palmieri had some pitch and putt goals during his last gasp 15 goals in 23 game streak, he's been a bust here before that, and he can't win pucks or backcheck. No, Horvat, and Barzal are not great on defense.

Everyone on waivers cleared

The final roster is posted/no further changes.

Lamoriello/Final Roster Monday 5pm: Engvall, Bolduc, Fasching Waivers

No Lamoriello video, he only spoke to Dime Club members w/Collins about Belmont.
Forwards: Engvall, Fasching, Foudy, Karlstrom.
Defensemen: Bolduc, Hutton.
Goalies: Hogberg, Skarek.
Martin no contract/remains on PTO.
Gauthier, Cholowski, Wahlstrom remain on roster.
Sebastian Aho was placed on waivers by Pittsburgh.
Any waiver claim means someone here today, could go on waivers Monday afternoon.

Expect Some Very Tough Decisions

It's getting under the cap vs the players who have cleared waivers before like Hutton, Cholowski, Foudy, Fasching, Gauthier.
The gm makes the decision, not who the coach likes.
Do they risk Wahlstrom or Bolduc being claimed?
Obviously a decision has been made about Matt Martin, who's not even playing. To keep him in Ross Johnston's former role means someone has to go, even with a two-way contract.

Sorokin-Fasching return to full team practices

That means some hard decisions will come after Friday. Martin-Wahlstrom-Fasching-Gauthier-Foudy-Bolduc-Cholowski-Hogberg-Skarek-others. They must be under the cap early next week. I don't think it matters if Sorokin plays in a game or Varlamov plays on Friday, come out of the game healthy with the opener six days later. The players I want on waivers/traded 18-44-21-53-24 obviously are not being traded unless it's a shock that clears cap space when most would clear waivers.
My expectation is Martin will stay in a Ross Johnston role on a two-way contract even if he can't fight. Cizikas-MacLean and one of Holmstrom/Foudy-Fasching-Gauthier-Engvall will be the choices.

Decisions for New York

Unless Ilya Sorokin (back surgery) starts the season on long-term injured reserve, the team will likely only be able to roster 22 players due to the salary cap. So between Fasching, Oliver Wahlstrom, Samuel Bolduc, Gauthier, Matt Martin and Engvall — who had not previously been considered at risk — only two can be on the active roster.
Of course they could always go all in and put useless Pageau, Palmieri, Cizikas on waivers or find a trade to take their contracts along with Mayfield. Last night against Flyers the team was terrible against 1/2 Flyers roster who outplayed them and win without Skarek.
Could care less Mayfield made a play among his three penalties, or pitch and putt Palmieri finally won a puck for a cheap goal against some minor leaguers after losing every puck battle in all three zones the entire game with ping pong Pageau was comepletely useless, and does nothing but hurt Holmstrom/Lee.