Greg WyshynskiApr 2, 2025, 12:16 AM ET
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- Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL creator.
New York Islanders trainer Patrick Roy stated ahead Anthony Duclair was once “god-awful” of their loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night time, and that the veteran is failing to satisfy expectancies.
Duclair performed 12 mins, 15 seconds within the Islanders’ 4-1 loss to the Lightning with 0 issues and completed at minus-1. He had handiest 4 shifts within the 3rd length. It was once the 3rd instantly recreation during which Duclair performed 12:15 or much less. He has averaged 15:03 in ice time this season, his first with the Islanders.
“He was once god-awful. He was once god-awful. He had a foul recreation. That is why I did not play him so much. And he is fortunate to be within the lineup. Sorry if I lose it on him presently, however that is how I think,” Roy stated.
When requested what he is seeing in Duclair’s recreation, the Islanders trainer stated “it is an effort factor” for the veteran ahead.
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“He is not skating, he isn’t competing, he isn’t shifting his toes. He is not enjoying as much as what we predict from him,” Roy stated.
Duclair has seven targets and 4 assists in 44 video games with the Islanders, skating to a minus-15. The 29-year-old winger is averaging one level consistent with 60 mins — which might be a occupation low for the 11-year veteran. Duclair signed a four-year, $14-million unfastened agent contract with the Islanders final summer time and has a complete no-trade clause via 2026.
New York is winless in its previous six video games, suffering down the stretch whilst chasing the overall wild-card playoff spot within the Japanese Convention. The Islanders path the Montreal Canadiens by means of 5 issues with 8 video games to play.
