Even funnier, the Red Wings gave birth to their greatest rival by beating him in Montreal and causing him to demand a trade to Colorado

best thing to happen to roy. Montreal was no longer a good team then he went to a jauggernault team in colorado. No way he wins another 2 cups with the habs like he did with the avs. Best thing happened to him, his career and legacy

Let's say Jablonski had been put in to start the second...Roy probably doesn't blow up.

Apparently Tremblay had been infuriating Roy from the beginning, not pulling him sooner in this game was just like the final insult.

at the end of the day I guarantee if it wasn't the wings to do this, It would of been another team. this was another nail in a long coffin at the time in his career. Roy made the right choice wanting to be traded, imagine being one of the best goalies top ever throw some pads on and being treated like an underperforming backup by your coach wwho has seen you perform in the past. ridiciulous

Butterfly effect. You don’t chase Roy out of net, he never goes to Colorado and they probably don’t reach the ecf in 1996. Then Limeux never makes that hit on Draper which never gives the wings that emotional spark that leads them to back to back cups. So it did kinda work out for the wings.

I'm a goalie too and know exactly what you're talking about. I've played for teams that have had 2 goalies though. Either way you're stuck with the humiliation of having to be pulled or just left in to be pummeled.

For most of my career (both hockey and lacrosse) I have also experienced this where if I play horrible I still have to stay in, or in the worst case play even when I feel sick

Before the game, former stars from the two clubs were introduced: Marcel Pronovost and Mickey Redmond for the Wings, Bernard ‘Boom Boom’ Geoffrion and Maurice Richard for the Canadiens. The Rocket received a standing ovation that lasted several minutes. Then the whirlwind was unleashed. By the end of the first period, Detroit already led 5-1. Patrick couldn’t blame himself for any of the goals. Three of them were scored while the Canadiens were killing penalties, one of them with a two-man disadvantage near the end of the period, when Patrice Brisebois was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct while one of his teammates was already in the box. Every goal was a fine piece of work that Patrick was powerless to stop. It was probably a good time to change goalies. If Francois Allaire had been there, that’s what he would have recommended. But he wasn’t, and Mario Tremblay still believed his team had a chance to catch up. It’s hard to blame a rookie coach for being overconfident. At the very least, it was necessary to limit the humiliation on a Saturday night at the Forum. When the second period began, there were two minutes and 39 seconds remaining in Brisebois’ penalty. Detroit cashed in on the man advantage. Slava Kozlov, left alone in front of the net, knocked in his third goal on a clever pass from Igor Larionov. The score was 6-1. In Tremblay’s position, Scotty Bowman would not have waited any longer to switch goalies: “I usually waited till the fifth goal, depending on the game and the score,” Bowman later replied when asked about his strategy in similar circumstances. About that particular game, he added: “We consistently controlled the puck. That was one of the best performances in my (nine-year) association with the Wings.” Detroit was unstoppable that evening. On the blueline, the Habs were springing leaks all over the place, and the game was out of control. Despite that, Tremblay still didn’t pull Patrick. That’s what led to the drama that was about to take place. At 4:33, young Mathieu Dandenault went in on a breakaway on Patrick and misfired, but the puck got stuck in his equipment. He kept on skating and the puck entered the net. A lucky goal, but that made the score 7-1. Steve Shutt, up on the catwalk, headphones on, yelled to Cournoyer, standing next to Tremblay behind the bench: “You’ve got to pull Patrick out of the game now.” Patrick looked toward the bench in desperation. No reaction. He saw Yvan Cournoyer talking to Tremblay, who didn’t budge. About two minutes after the goal, Sergei Fedorov let rip a bullet from the blueline, which Patrick handled easily. Some of the fans applauded mockingly. Exasperated and defenseless, Patrick threw up his arms in hopelessness. The game looked like a meeting between the Red Army and the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL, and Patrick was paying the price. He looked to the bench again. Tremblay still didn’t make a move. Play resumed. Every time Patrick made a save, the crowd cheered in derision. Finally, Bowman sent his fourth line into the melee. But briefly. Keith Primeau fed a beautiful pass to Greg Johnson, alone in front of the goal. Now it was 8-1. Patrick stopped looking to his coach. He understood he was being punished and humiliated. They’d abandoned him. Discouraged, he shook his head in disgust. At the bench, Tremblay, apparently thinking the punishment had lasted just about long enough, instructed backup goalie Pat Jablonski to get ready. Slowly. Very slowly. So slowly in fact, that nearly two minutes later, Fedorov had time to score another goal at point blank range from the slot - the ninth goal on Patrick. He couldn’t be blamed for any of the goals, except perhaps Dandenault’s tally on a breakaway, on which Patrick had bad luck. Jablonski finally came in to replace him. Patrick leaned his stick against the wall in the corridor and handed his mask and gloves to Pierre Gervais. He walked by Tremblay on the way to the backup goalie’s stool. Once again, he was trying to extend a hand. He would have at least expected Tremblay to make some sympathetic gesture, as coaches normally do when they pull a goalie. He would have liked a sign of encouragement, anything; a pat on the back, like the one Tremblay had given Vincent Damphousse before the game. There was nothing. Patrick realized that it didn’t make sense anymore. It couldn’t go on like that. He turned around and walked past Tremblay again. Still nothing. Not only did Tremblay not react, he stood stock still with his arms crossed, nose in the air, looking scornful. Patrick got it. It was the end. He realized it. Later, he would say: “If I’d had some word of support from Mario Tremblay, if I’d felt that he wanted to help me, I wouldn’t have gone to see Ronald Corey. That’s when it hit me.” He approached Ronald Corey, sitting right behind the bench, and told him: “I’ve just played my last game with the Canadiens.” He passed by Tremblay again, who hadn’t changed expression, sat down on the bench and yelled to him: “You heard me!”

@@V-ANewsMario tremblay couldn’t skate in the Q in modern days he’ll forever look like a fake tough guy staring at Roy but not a word said from his mouth

thats true in most cases, but goalies get the blame 90% of the time

Johnny Yatooma ik this is a late reply but IKR! It sucks! Im a goalie and whenever a goal gets in or we loose by like 3 goals I GET ALL THE BLAME!

He should have LOL He could have been the 2nd future hall of fame goalie to get run out of town.

Ken Hamada he did it to make fun of roy.

@@DevinShillingtonSkateboarding I know I'm 3 years to late but no he didn't he did it cause he idolize Roy and he felt the same way he did and he did ask for a trade they just never gave it to him. Montreal doesn't want to trade him then him win cups without him.

either way you look at it ... habs blow bigtime

Before this Trade, Montreal never went more then 10 years without a Cup in their history. So the Roy Curse has put a drought in this team and I hope it continues for a long time!

more like the gary bettman curse no canadian team is winning a cup as long as he’s overlooking the NHL.

Correction. Patrick WAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Can’t here you, got two cup rings plugging his ears, he’s polishing the other two.

Tremblay always hated Roy, and he left him out there to humiliate him. Guy had no business being a coach. He let a petty gripe cloud his judgment, which chased away maybe the best goalie in league history in his prime.

You suck!

With the most Stanley Cup wins by any franchise? Your h8 for them is so strong that it must be the cause of your delusional rationale.😢

With the most Stanley Cup wins by any franchise? Your h8 for them is so strong that it must be the cause of your delusional rationale.😢

carey price chose doing coke rather than playing hockey. good choice.@@jonbenjisnomore7935

They called the cops because Chara snapped Paches neck. Was it an overreaction, yes. But they don’t call 911 every time something doesn’t go their way.