OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. -- Patrick Roy and Anthony Duclair cleared the air this summer after the Hall of Fame goaltender-turned- New York Islanders -coach sharply criticized the winger's play publicly late last season.

Roy, after a loss in early April, said Duclair was "god-awful" and "not playing up to what we expect from him." Duclair took a leave of absence and did not play another game.

Duclair said Roy drove to his offseason home in Montreal to apologize, and they each expressed a desire to move past the awkward situation. Duclair explained he was still dealing with the effects of a groin injury that sidelined him for two months.

"I told him I didn't need an apology -- I just needed him to know I was playing hurt, and he told me he didn't really know the extent of the injury," said

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