dlbalr Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 After falling to Belleville on Saturday, Laval looks to get back into the win column in a huge matchup against the Marlies who sit two points behind the Rocket for the final playoff spot with a game in hand. (Lines have some guesses with Poehling returning and it's expected he will play at centre.) Hudon - Kotkaniemi - Lynch Peca - Varone - Barber Alain - Poehling - Veilleux Pezzetta - Dauphin - Jevpalovs Olofsson - Fleury Leskinen - McEneny Alzner - Brook Kinkaid (Lines based on last game.) Korshkov - McMaster - Aberg Agostino - Petan - Marchment Wilson - Gaudet - Read Estephan - Elynuik - Pooley Kivihalme - Hollowell Gravel - Duszak Rubins - Schmaltz Kaskisuo Puck drop is at 4:00 PM EST. 91.9 Sports has the coverage in French. RDS and TSN 2 are also showing the game, the latter being the Leafs TV feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 i think this is updated one? Hudon-Kotkaniemi-Barber Peca-Poehling-Lynch Veilleux-Varone-Alain Pezzetta-Dauphin-Jevpalovs Olofsson-Fleury Leskinen-McEneny Alzner-Brook Kinkaid McNiven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, DON said: i think this is updated one? Hudon-Kotkaniemi-Barber Peca-Poehling-Lynch Veilleux-Varone-Alain Pezzetta-Dauphin-Jevpalovs Olofsson-Fleury Leskinen-McEneny Alzner-Brook Kinkaid McNiven Yeah, that looks like what they're using. When I post these, I'm guessing as to what the lines are if there are changes to the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Yeah, that looks like what they're using. When I post these, I'm guessing as to what the lines are if there are changes to the roster. Well, hope game isnt blacked out on TSN2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Interesting that Poehling moves back to centre. Is this a long term outlook on where he should play in the NHL, or just what's best for Laval right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Trizzak said: Interesting that Poehling moves back to centre. Is this a long term outlook on where he should play in the NHL, or just what's best for Laval right now? If he can play centre, its best to develop him there. He's young enough that he can always move back to the wing if thats what is needed in the NHL... but if you can develop him in the middle at least try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3-0 Marlies already (12 minutes in) This is ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Fleury with a nice play makes it 3-1 Assisted by KK and Hudon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 49 minutes ago, Trizzak said: Interesting that Poehling moves back to centre. Is this a long term outlook on where he should play in the NHL, or just what's best for Laval right now? I think a Poehling-Kotkaniemi-Hudon line might have been best for Laval, especially with their centre depth being half decent despite Vejdemo's injury. Peca's on the wing and Dauphin's on the fourth line so it's not like they're hurting for depth. My guess is that they're getting Poehling used to being back down the middle so if/when they move Thompson, it'll probably be Poehling taking that role (even if the better longer-term play is to let him having more ice time in Laval). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 52 minutes ago, dlbalr said: I think a Poehling-Kotkaniemi-Hudon line might have been best for Laval, especially with their centre depth being half decent despite Vejdemo's injury. Peca's on the wing and Dauphin's on the fourth line so it's not like they're hurting for depth. My guess is that they're getting Poehling used to being back down the middle so if/when they move Thompson, it'll probably be Poehling taking that role (even if the better longer-term play is to let him having more ice time in Laval). Evans is right there, tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3-1 after 2. 0 for 5 on the PP is not helping them get back into the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 And on the sixth Rocket PP we finally get a goal. Unfortunately, its a Marlies SHG. 4-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I don’t know why Bouchard gave the start to Kinkaid. Or has McNiven been sent back down already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Peca makes it 4-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Commandant said: Peca makes it 4-2 But only about three minutes left ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 5-2 with an empty netter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1020367 KK with another assist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Trizzak said: Evans is right there, tho... He has had a lot of wing time lately and I think they're starting to feel that the wing is his best spot in the NHL at this time. 28 minutes ago, tomh009 said: I don’t know why Bouchard gave the start to Kinkaid. Or has McNiven been sent back down already? McNiven's still there. They're sticking with the rotation except now there will be three goalies in there. Plus, after the heated exchange earlier in the week, Bouchard probably wanted to give him a game before too long to see if the extra frustration might help get him going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, dlbalr said: McNiven's still there. They're sticking with the rotation except now there will be three goalies in there. Plus, after the heated exchange earlier in the week, Bouchard probably wanted to give him a game before too long to see if the extra frustration might help get him going. Narrator: It didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I didnt think the goals were Kinkaid's fault. The first three were two breakaways and a deflection. The fourth was a shorthanded break. I'd really only say he should have saved the fourth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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