MONTREAL —
Following Saturday's morning skate at the Bell Centre, coach Patrick Roy began his news conference in French. It lasted about 10 minutes.
In English, Roy briefly answered five or six questions and then he was on his way back to the Avalanche's hotel.
Downtown Montreal feels like France. The language begins with French. The architecture feels like Paris. And on Saturday — a day after the terrorist attacks in Paris — the mood was somber. Roy was delicate.
"Quite honestly, I heard about it this morning," Roy said of the attacks. "But I don't think I'm in position to make any comment.