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Islanders GM couldn’t wait any longer to make stunning Pete DeBoer move: ‘No. 1 free agent’

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New York Post Fews App News Provider
Fews App Post Time 19h ago

The playoffs are a bonus — not the focus. In the midst of a season-worst four-game slide that has put the Islanders in danger of missing the postseason for the second straight year, first-year general manager Mathieu Darche made the stunning decision on Sunday to fire head coach Patrick Roy, replacing him with Pete DeBoer with only four games remaining in the regular season. Though the change could provide an immediate spark, Darche’s bold move was shaped by long-term logic.

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