The Anti-Roy Post

As many of you know, retired Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy was selected in this year's class of NHL Hall of Fame inductees. To honor this day, the following post is "The Anti-Roy Post." Have a joke, photo, video, etc. of Patrick Roy, send it in through email or leave a comment! This post will be added on whenever I receive something anti-Roy.

Updated June 29, 11:00 AM: More photos added. Continue to send them in!

Updated June 29, 11:15 PM: 3 Jokes added. Added "Anti-Roy fans speak out" section. Please send in your Roy thoughts! One audio clip of The Joe taunting Roy has been added. Wow, I've had like 5x the normal number of visitors than I do on a typical day. You guys must really dislike Roy!

Video Clips!

Statue of Liberty
The oh so infamous Statue of Liberty move made after Roy believed he made a save on Steve Yzerman. Probably my most favorite anti-Roy moment because his arrogance finally got the best of him. Check it out DetroitHockey.net's clip. If anyone can upload it to YouTube or even email it to me, I'd really appreciate it!

Patrick Roy vs. Mike Vernon
This gem has Roy going after smaller Vernon. A favorite website of mine, Divealanche.com, has a homer profile for a member of the Denver media. The current one up is for Mike Haynes for memorable comments like this during the Roy-Vernon fight:

Many Denver listeners remember Mike Haynes' glaring malfunction during the Roy/Vernon fight, where the HaynesBot screamed "A right by Roy! And another right by Roy!" over and over again as the shaken, bloody-faced Dives' goalie was being helped to his feet by the officials. According to the HaynesBot's tally, Roy landed 327 punches against Vernon, who skated away unscathed.

Haha, Roy got all cut up. Vernon is 5'9" and Roy is 6'2" - and Roy loses. It's the simple joys in life people.

Patrick Roy vs. Chris Osgood
This time a much larger Roy (6'2") goes after the smaller Osgood (5'11"). And this is why Detroit likes Ozzie. Just listen to the crowd towards the end of this clip - it's beautiful! What makes these two goalie fights even more wonderful is the fact that the Wings went on to win the Cup in both years.

Osgood said the following about his fight with Roy:

“He’s a lot weaker than Vernie said he was. If he wants to come at me again, I’d be thankful to go again. I’ll learn a few techniques first."

Dominik Hasek knocks over Patrick Roy
We almost had a third goalie fight with Roy, but Hasek accidentally slipped and knocked Roy over instead.

Photographs
A collection of fun for the whole family photographs featuring the defeated Avs goaltender, Patrick Roy.

To see the last two photos in their regular paper size, please visit The Smoking Gun.

Jokes
One Roy joke and two other Avs jokes. :)

Joke #1
A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Colorado Avalanche fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they are Avalanche fans too. Not really knowing what an Avalanche fan is, but wanting to be liked by their teacher, their hands fly into the air. There is, however, one exception. A little girl has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I'm not an Avalanche fan," she retorts. "Then," asks her teacher, "what are you?" "I'm a proud Detroit Red Wings Fan," boasts the little girl. The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks the little girl why she is a Wings fan. "Well, my Dad and Mom are Wings fans, so I'm a Wings fan too," she responds. The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your Mom was a moron and your Dad was an idiot. What would you be then?" "Oh," says the little girl. "Well, then I'd be an Avalanche fan."

Joke #2
Four hockey fans are mountain climbing. Each climber happens to be a rabid fan of a different NHL team. As they climb higher & higher, they argue more and more about which of them is the most loyal to their particular team.

Finally, as they reach the summit, the climber from Vancouver takes a running leap and throws himself off the mountain yelling, "This is for the Vancouver Canucks!"

Not wanting to be outdone, the climber from Toronto throws himself off the mountain, shouting, "This is for the Toronto Maple Leafs!"

Seeing this, the Detroit climber walks to the edge of the cliff and yells, "This is for the Detroit Redwings" and pushes the guy from Colorado off the cliff.

Joke #3
Patrick Roy, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Colorado Avalanche flag in the window. "This house is yours for eternity, Pat," said God. "This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here." Patrick felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house.

On his way up the porch, he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a 3-story mansion with a bright Red and White sidewalk, a 50 ft. tall flagpole flying an enormous Detroit Red Wings flag, and in every window a Red Wings logo. In the front yard was a sign that said, "Welcome to Hockeytown."

Pat looked at God and said "God, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a question. I won three Stanley Cups, more awards than I can remember and am the winningest goalie in NHL history." God said "So what do you want to know, Pat?" "Well, why does Steve Yzerman get a better house than me?" God chuckled and said "Pat, that's not Steve's house,.......it's mine."

Anti-Roy Fans Speak Out
In this section, we have a collection of quotes from your typical Anti-Roy hockey fan.

"Yeah - his cockiness makes him great most of the time, but he sure looks like a fool when he blows it, doesn't he?"

"I HATE Patrick Roy with a passion, anything related to him makes my stomach turn."

"I miss Patty Roy in the NHL. The NHL just isn't as arrogant without him!"

"One of my foundest moments is when we were down 3-2 in the '02 WCF series against Colorado, and we scored the Statue of Liberty goal against crybaby Roy, and then Hasek not only shut out Colorado that game but also in game 7. And when Colorado's (Bob Hartley) coach called a measurement of Hasek's stick and we got a power play cause he was mad that Hasek was kicking their ass that night lol."

"Here's the thing about Patrick Roy — the madder he gets, the worse he plays. He's just an emotional guy."

A special post by Matt at On the Wings:

Is Patty Waaaah done? Former Wings coach Jaques Demers has told the Denver Post that he thinks Roy "has played his last game." Aww, wouldn't that be a shame? Especially since the Avs would have no one in net.

I'm sorry if that's a little sarcastic but if there is one player in the NHL I can't stand, it's Patrick Roy. Plus, it's my job as a Wings fan to be happy about things going bad for the Avs. Losing St. Patrick would instantly drop the Avs out of serious contention. Especially if Forsberg goes back to Sweden.

Audio
So far, we only have one audio clip. To hear the crowd at the Joe taunt Mr. Roy, please visit this website.

Websites
Divealanche.com - Their view on Roy?

Indeed, Patrick Roy's patented "Statue Of Liberty" move has made him a fan favorite... mostly among fans of other teams, since Roy often forgets to glove the puck when performing this crowd pleaser.

Likewise, Roy's puck handling skills outside the crease are the subject of much debate. Though many feel that Roy is to puckhandling what Chuck Norris is to dramatic acting, Roy's confuddlement in this area seldom prevents him from wandering out of the crease (much to the dismay and horror of anyone in the arena wearing Divealanche gear). Roy follows the puck as if he were in a state of hypnosis. Once he's begun doddering away in the corner, only the red goal light has the power to snap him out of the puck's spell. The inevitable results of this absent-minded wandering can be seen on ESPN Sportscenter at least a dozen times during any season.

Still, the fact that Roy's showboating has resulted in some huge Divealanche losses matters little to the legions of hollering Avsmonkeys. After all, it is Patrick's skills as a fighter that have made him a hero of the Divealanche nation.

Detroit Sports Rag has the top seven Wings-Roy moments. These moments include the statue of liberty, when the Wings scored 9 times on Roy while playing for Montreal, and the goalie fights.

Looking for blogs that randomly discuss their distaste for Roy? Check out Vancouver Canucks Op Ed and Abel to Yzerman.

Request
I don't know about you all, but I would love to see Alanah work her Photoshop magic at VCOE and make a nice Roy photo. It'd help make up for those two Maltby images.