The New York Islanders’ season is hanging on by a thread. After losing the last six games, their playoff chances have cratered. Their most recent loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning had coach Patrick Roy crushing a player in the postgame.

New York Islanders forward Anthony Duclair and head coach Patrick Roy have a history dating back more than a decade, but they will be separated for an undetermined amount of time. Duclair has been granted time away from the Islanders after requesting a leave in the wake of Roy’s savage postgame criticism of the player on Tuesday.

"He was god-awful. He had a bad game. ... And he’s lucky to be in the lineup," Roy said of Duclair after the 4-1 loss to the Lightning.