When Patrick Roy suddenly quit his job as head coach and vice president of hockey operations of the Colorado Avalanche we knew it was time to fire up another summertime edition of The Forum to find out if our contributors think the Montreal Canadiens should consider hiring the legendary netminder and one time Jack Adams Award winner.

Kyle (@kyleroussel) – BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

He’s quit on the Habs once already, and now he’s quit on the Avs. And why? Because he wasn’t getting his way? His ego is so large he’d have to wear the dome of the St. Joseph oratory as a tuque!

No.

Never.

Hire.

This.

Man.

Ever.

Zach (@ZachDropsTweets) – So that’s a no, Kyle?

Please be clear in your responses guys.

Dennis (@DennisKane) – In full agreement with Kyle.

Kyle (@kyleroussel) – Yeah, I’ll say I’m a firm no if that needs to be clarified. Given the choice between Therrien and Roy – and lord knows how critical we’ve been of Mikey T – I’ll take Therrien every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

I’ll also go so far as to say that by quitting he’s all but certainly assured that he’ll never be hired by another team ever again. The only exception being an expansion Quebec city team, presumably led by PKP, who probably wouldn’t hesitate to bring in Roy.

Sean (@TheONeillFactor) – I despise Michel Therrien. I believe him to be one of the five-worst coaches in the NHL. His ego-maniacal insistence on sticking to his precious system and his overvaluation of ‘grit’ and ‘character’ at the expense of legitimate talent is helping to submarine an otherwise talented team. In any other scenario, I would be overjoyed to see Therrien get the boot. That being said….Michel Therrien is an infinitely better hockey coach than Patrick Roy.

Even putting aside for the moment the issues related to Roy’s gargantuan ego, there’s also the small matter of Roy being an absolutely atrocious tactician who holds smart, analytical, possession-based hockey in even greater disdain than Therrien.

This would be a disaster of epic proportions, likely ending in an absolute tsunami of controversy and tabloid-fodder. Good thing I’m a Preds fan now.

Antoine (@HabsoluteTruth) – Will agree with Kyle, Dennis and Sean here. I hate Therrien, but he’s still a better coach than Roy. Roy is a bully with a massive ego and every time the Habs have faced the Avalanche, Roy has managed to get out-coached by Therrien, which says it all.

Shawn (@CrimsonSkorpion) – If your dog takes a #2 on the grass, would your method of cleaning it up be to buy a bigger dog and have that one take a much larger, smellier #2 on top of the initial #2? Because if so, then hire Patrick Roy and replace Michel Therrien with him. That’s pretty much what you would achieve by making this kind of move.

Patrick Roy is less experienced and less qualified to coach a National Hockey League team than Michel Therrien. He’s prone to outbursts, his strategies – while unorthodox – are not practical in today’s game, and he wants too much power (as indicated by his sudden resignation from the team). It’s one thing not to see eye-to-eye with your boss, but when you’re quitting on a team because of one decision you two couldn’t agree on, it speaks volume about one’s character. Character; a philosophy that is preached by the Canadiens organization.

I don’t think the Canadiens should look into obtaining the services of Patrick, nor do I think ANY team should. His days are best served sitting on a couch, on an episode of l’Antichambre.

Ian (@BoisvertIan) – There are not enough languages on planet Earth in which I can say no to this question. Patrick Roy, an incredibly talented goaltender and all around legend, is exactly what the Canadiens need to avoid. He’s got an “old man’s club” mentality and has an irrational hate for analytics. Unsurprisingly, Roy and his Avalanche are among the worst possession teams in the league. Yes, he won the Jack Adams in his first season behind the Colorado bench, but that award is historically known for two things:

1. It is the “best results – worst roster” award
2. Coaches that win it are typically fired within 3 seasons.

Habs fans and Montreal media are thinking with their hearts and not their heads. Yes, I have no faith in Michel Therrien and his dump-and-chase tactics, but let’s be rational here. Patrick Roy is no better. I only hope Marc Bergevin thinks the same thing, and Roy ends up in Las Vegas.