The shoe dropped. The replacement is...interesting.
The New York Islanders have fired head coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Patrick Roy, the Hall of Fame former goaltender who previously coached the Colorado Avalanche and left that team abruptly before the start of the 2016-17 season. He did win a Jack Adams Award with the team as coach of the year in the NHL.
From the official team release noting Lambert is “relieved of coaching duties”...:
Last season, Roy served as the Head Coach of the Quebec Remparts and won the Memorial Cup Championship and the QMJHL Championship.