"The Islanders club practiced at home today and will not have a morning skate in Montreal tomorrow because head coach Patrick Roy wants to limit distractions for his team before their game against the Habs.
Patrick Roy: "I don't want it to be about me, I want it to be about the Islanders going there to win a hockey game. We're not going there to win for the coach, it's for our team - that's the reason I don't want us to go to that morning skate. They're going to ask questions about me, this and that - I don't need this and they don't need that..."