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LeBrun says Joe Pavelski and Patrick Roy are among the five still in the running. LeBrun only confirmed two of the five names; the other was Patrick Roy. Roy is probably the exact opposite of who Pavelski is. He has been a professional hockey coach for over twenty years now with various degrees of success. He has won two Memorial Cups in the 2000s and transitioned to being the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche in 2013, where he would go on to coach for three seasons, having some highs and lows before ultimately stepping down in 2016. He would then go on to become coach of the New York Islanders for three seasons, where he would make the playoffs in his first season as head coach and then fail to make the playoffs the following two seasons, when he was fired with less than five games left to go in the 2025-26 season. When comparing the two names, it is pretty difficult; we just cannot speculate on whether or not someone with no experience would be an ideal fit. It could go great; it could go poorly, but with Roy, there is history there to speculate on whether or not it would work. Roy is the type of coach who coaches through an experienced and tough old-school mentality of holding players accountable, which could be what general manager John Chayka is looking for in the roster. Pavelski, as a player, is one of the most underrated players in history, with a nearly point-per-game career. He finished in the Selke voting nearly every year of his playing career; he played a fantastic two-way game and is one of the greatest seventh-round picks of all time. Pavelski could be someone with fresh voice in the locker room that main gain some new tractions with players, and maybe capture some of the success that made the Habs look so incredible early on in their rebuild. Jay Woodcroft may also be in the mix, although LeBrun stopped short of confirming it