Roy’s decision late in Tuesday’s 3-1 loss in Toronto to leave Ilya Sorokin on the bench in the final minute despite a faceoff in the Islanders’ zone — which led to John Tavares’ empty-net, power play goal — spoke well to the players.

Nearly a year into his tenure as head coach, one thing is certain: this is who Patrick Roy is, for better or worse.

To close out the segment, Friedman shared a clip of Roy with his grandsons, asking if he was better than former Islanders netminder Kelly Hrudey. Despite his six-season tenure on Long Island and 15-year career in the NHL, Roy jokingly had to face the music.

The New York Islanders played the Toronto Maple Leafs on Dec. 31 in a game that reflected where both teams are in the standings. The Islanders are near the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and played like a failing and hapless group,

Steven Lorentz scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon.