alfredoh2009

Laval are two points behind from the Rochester Americans and will play them next week. If they continue playing this well, they will cement their place in the standings. Kaskisuo is not the only reason they are doing better, but he has been really strong since joining:

first time I saw his post it was an Utica game. Now it's the same

no, this one:

and they win 3-2

if Laval wins they tie Belleville. refs just give offsetting matching minors. This is going to get out of hand 5 min to Saulnier 2 min to McKay who came to defend his goalie

Saulnier from Beleville jumps the Rocket goalie... on an off side! crazy, entertaining game

3-2 Rocket, Heineman in the power play to start the 3rd !

Imama with a bonehead penalty with a few seconds before the end of the period. The momentum changed, let's hope it carries over in the 3rd

5 minutes to play in the 2nd Davidson checks Sebrango on his blind angle and gets roughed up. Matchign 2 min. 4 vs 4 Gignac is such a smart player... Jared Davidson makes 2-1, just after he gets out of the penalty box. Andersson made a smart move in zone entry 1:30 min left in the 2nd Simoneau makes it 2-2. Trudeau and Simoneu with a nice play controlling the puck in the offensive zone

better second period, except for an offensive zone penalty by Kidney at the start of the period. Beaudin and Kidney are not having a good game. Kaz has let in two goals but is keeping them in the game. Gignac and Heineman are generating chances. Mailloux is a smart offensive player. It's a close game and could still turn in favour of Laval in the 3rd.

they did better than great?

Laval trailing 1-0 after one:

two fights in the first. Mailloux first, then McKay who took on Imama to make sure he is not running after Xhekal (according to the play by play guys). Very brave of McKay to take on that hulk. Mailloux took a long tome before returning. Probably the stitches or concussion protocol took a long time. When he came back, the Rocket started getting more scoring chances. The smaller Rocket player played scared most of the period. Kidney was demoted in favor of Cederqvist. Trudeau, Beadin are chipping the puck more often that usual. Mysak and McKay have not changed their feisty style in this game. Mailloux is also playing the same and not backing away from contact. I would have preferred him not to fight. It seems obvious the organization does not want Xhekaj to fight. He is playing a measured game, holding back on body checks and staying away from scuffles

for me, amy 3rd rounder and later that makes it into a regular NHL roster is great. different points of opinion, which is good for this forum.

great, or above expectations if you prefer. How would you expect 3rd round picks and later to perform in the NHL? 73rd, 87th, 100th, 122nd, 199th and College free agent? The flip side is how disappointed we all are on how bad those 1st round picks bombed. They sank the franchise

I like how he shares his perspective after the games. He says he is getting his form back, now that he is playing actual games. If the Rocket plays with the same intensity, he should be fine:

Kaz in net:

same here. I want to listen the the Rocket game live

yes, the current prospect pool is the best it has been in over 20 years ? Or whenever the patches/pk crop was

There are other options if the only way to get Zegras is to overpay.

Laval vs Belleville again tonight. I am more excited about this game than the Habs because I want to see how the prospects navigate a high intensity physical tilt. Kidney, Mailloux for example.

The video:

The difference with now is that the prospects the Habs have now are early picks lots of 1st round and early 2nd the talent pool is much higher

I was high on Juulsen (26th 2015) , he is a depth defenseman for VAN. Evans (207th 2014) has turned out great for where he was drafted. But most of those players were late picks and did great for where they were picked: Scherbak (26th 2014) Juulsen (26th 2015) Poehling (25th 2017) Brook (56th 2017) Lernout (73rd 2014) Fleury (87th 2017) Mete(100th 2016) Hudon (122nd 2012) Primeau (199th 2017) Lindgren (NCAA free agent) Scherbak was a bust, Juulsen got injured, Poehling was a bust. Those bad 1st round picks really hurt the Habs.

the Rocket is on fire, they dominated the Sens and got closer to them in the standings. Xhekaj held back when he was "rag-dolling" Saulnier in their fight. Condotta wrestled down Headerington. It was an intense game, The Rocket was the better team. Simoneau-Maillet-Andersson Kidney-Gignac-Heineman Cederqvist-Condotta-Bourque Davidson-Mysak-McKay Xhekaj-Mailloux Trudeau-Bisson Beaudin-Galipeau Dobes Hockey-wise, as far as I can remember: Mysak, Gignac, Heineman, Condotta, MAilloux, Bisson, Dobes played well.