The New York Islanders are heading into their first full season with Patrick Roy as their coach ... famous rules is his insistence on no facial hair for his players. It’s a throwback mentality ...

The record isn't what Roy, Lamoriello or others were hoping for, but players still believe in Roy's message and style.

Coach Patrick Roy prefers to say he has “two As ... Nelson and Palmieri getting a hair below 70 percent of ice. The second ...