dlbalr Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Laval travels to Cleveland for a pair of games against the recall-riddled Monsters. This is a set where they need to get four points in to boost their playoff hopes as the schedule gets a lot tougher afterwards. Jesse Ylonen is not expected to play in either game. Veilleux - Kotkaniemi - Lynch Lucchini - Blandisi - Jevpalovs Alain - Dauphin - Cox Pezzetta - Pelletier - Waked Olofsson - Brook Leskinen - Fleury Culkin - Lamarche Primeau (Lines are from last game) Vigneault - Barach - Fix-Wolansky Bittner - Thurkauf - Troock Fortier - Scott - Sherwood Moore - VanWormer - Gallant Johnson - Clendening Pravavessis - Simpson Karlsson - Somerby Vehvilainen Puck drop is at 7:00 PM EST for both games. 91.9 Sports has the coverage in French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 This laval team has been decimated by callups too 1 potential nhler left at forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 If only KK would carry the Rocket on his back. That would be so awesome to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 0-0 after 1. Fleury was a late scratch (something tells me he's not the call-up for Gallagher) so Nathaniel Halbert is in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 33 minutes ago, Commandant said: This laval team has been decimated by callups too 1 potential nhler left at forward. I'd say Laval's decimation has primarily been from injuries (Belzile, Juulsen - plus Poehling tonight for anyone wondering why he's not in) and trading away capable veterans for nowhere near the same calibre of players coming back. Recalls haven't helped but it's more than just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, dlbalr said: I'd say Laval's decimation has primarily been from injuries (Belzile, Juulsen - plus Poehling tonight) and trading away capable veterans for nowhere near the same calibre of players coming back. Recalls haven't helped but it's more than just that. Fair enough... but the roster is shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Good second period for Laval - goals from Pezzetta (I kid you not, he actually did something useful for once), Alain, and Veilleux had the Rocket up three less than halfway through the period. Cleveland got one back with 20 seconds left, 3-1 after 40 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Nice to hear they lead after 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Both sides traded power play goals in the back half of the third period (Veilleux had the goal for Laval) and then Jesperi Kotkaniemi picked up his first AHL goal into an empty net to seal the 5-2 win. https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1020509 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 13 points in 12 ahl games for kk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 9 hours ago, Commandant said: 13 points in 12 ahl games for kk. If KK is going to be a set up man then Caufield might be the perfect partner for him - lets hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Tonight's lines: The only change is McNiven in goal. Halbert's in for Fleury again who was injured in the warmup yesterday - Halbert played despite not taking the warmup. (This is why you always have at least one extra D and F take the skate, just so something like this doesn't happen.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 How bad is Cleveland, they dont score many goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 No score after the first. Shots 7-2 for the Rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 37 minutes ago, DON said: How bad is Cleveland, they dont score many goals. 54 points in 59 games. Pretty similar to the Habs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 41 minutes ago, DON said: How bad is Cleveland, they dont score many goals. Gerbe was doing quite well for them, then was called up and isn't going back. Stefan Matteau was one of their top scorers and got converted to an NHL deal. Ryan MacInnis is another of their top scorers up with Columbus. Markus Hannikainen was one of their point per game guys and was dumped at the deadline in a Peca-esque deal. It wasn't a great roster to begin with but they've lost quite a few guys to the NHL and it has left them with a middling roster for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 they have 3 shots through 35minutes, gotta be close to a record isnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Cox opens up the scoring, 1-0 Laval late in the 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 2-1 now. Veilleux gave them the 2-0 but a goal with 6 seconds left cuts the lead in half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 3-1 some lucchini scores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Kotkaniemi injured 😥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Mission accomplished on the getting two points from (Lucchini and Cox scored again) for the 5-1 victory. But if Kotkaniemi is out for any long period of time, yikes. Poehling better be back soon. https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1020527 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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