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Originally Posted by Dion
Making excuses for Roy doesn't cut it with me. Even if he was humiliated responding in kind makes him no better than management. Rise above it and show some class and maturity.
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That is part and parcel of Roy's personality and that is also what made him a winner. He was and is an explosive personality with a few idiosyncrasies thrown in as well. Goalies are quite often said to be different anyhow and Roy was that in spades.
You want to change Roy's personality and make him a little docile cat that deals with things calmly behind closed doors...then you are going to change how he plays as well.
And knowing your players" personalities is part and parcel of the job description of the coach and GM. There was no reason to leave Roy in for all those goals. He was being made a spectacle of and there was no reason to do that to one of the best goalies in the league at that time. Roy deserved more respect than that.