EAST MEADOW, NY — There had to have been some anxious moments for New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy regarding his job security over the summer.

Long-time president of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello was finally shown the door, and Julian BriesBois's protege with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Mathieu Darche, was on his way to take over as GM.

Most circumstances involve a new GM replacing the old leadership regime to hire their preferred head coach. But any thought of that went out the window on Darche's "first day," as Roy described it.

"We just had an honest conversation," New York's head coach said on Wednesday. "We talked about what we thought went well, what went wrong [last year]. And after that, I thought it clicked. I think you know those things. It's gotta

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