Joshua Roy Sends Clear Message to Hughes in Latest Interview Ahead of a Crucial Season
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The young forward of the Montreal Canadiens, Joshua Roy, has had quite a surprising start to his career.
After an extremely promising beginning, both in the AHL and the NHL, everything indicated that Roy had earned a spot (in Montreal) for the 2024-2025 season.
In the end, after a difficult training camp, he outright lost his spot to youngsters like Emil Heineman and Oliver Kapanen. Eventually his struggles forced Kent Hughes to make a key trade.
If he began training camp in 2024 with a nearly guaranteed spot, this year it's quite the opposite.
Joshua Roy wants to force Kent Hughes to keep him with the Montreal Canadiens
That's the message he sent.
Via the official NHL site, Joshua Roy made his points clear, and he really seems to have the right attitude.
Zachary Bolduc knows exactly when he will realize that he is now a member of the Canadiens
He knows he'll have to battle against fellow mates to become a regular in Montreal, but he's ready for the challenge.
"All three of us want the same result, which is to play with the Canadiens," he said, referring to Blais and Veleno.
"We're in competition, but we're still buddies."
- Joshua Roy
"We're in competition, but we're still buddies."
- Joshua Roy
This internal competition will be really interesting to follow, especially since Roy truly speaks like a guy who's going to make the National Hockey League.
He'll arrive at this 2025 camp with much less pressure on his shoulders compared to last year, and that could be a positive factor for him.
Joshua Roy, 22 years old, collected 2 points in 12 games last season in Montreal, as well as 35 points in 47 games with the Laval Rocket.
Do you believe he'll manage to secure a spot with the Canadiens as soon as this fall?
Kent Hughes will clearly have some big decisions to make with his lineup in any case!
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