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Old 01-30-2016, 10:36 PM   #869
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I watched him some in his last year in Brandon and he was their go to guy on defence. I don't know why he didn't impress in the Flames camp but his lack of a contract probably had more to do with an over stock of defencemen in the minors than anything.
His decision making defensively seemed slow and that he'd be reacting late to plays when I saw him instead of actively attempting to dictate the play with the opposing forwards like we see most of the time with D-men. There was not a lot progression on his play from his draft year to this year in that regard, which I think was the reason why they moved on.

I have nothing against Roy as a player and hope he puts it together eventually. Converting him to a forward might not be a bad idea either as he does have some skill.
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