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Pierre LeBrun, ESPN Senior Writer 8y

Rumblings: Why was Patrick Roy in goalie skates?

I did a double take earlier this week when I saw Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy in goalie skates after practice in Toronto.

Roy obviously never wears goalie skates; he wears normal-player skates to run practices.

What gives?

He said that he needs to break in new goalie skates, of course, for the Feb. 26 Red Wings-Avs alumni outdoor game in Denver.

It’ll be his first game in net since retiring, and he sounded pretty jacked up about it.

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