dlbalr Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 The Rocket (10-14-3) will be in tough to extend their winning streak as they host the Crunch (14-6-2) for a pair of games. Syracuse has been the top team in the league over the past few weeks and have allowed the fewest goals in the conference. Considering Laval has the lowest goals per game average in the conference, this is a tad concerning. (Lines are based on last game's +/- data and some guesses) Archambault - Conacher - Andreoff Katchouk - Verhaeghe - Barre-Boulet Yan - Colton - Volkov Bourke - Somppi - Raddysh Gaunce - Masin Foote - Valleau Labrie - Thomas Ingram (Lines are from last game with some guesses as Vejdemo is set to return) Belzile - McCarron - Alain Jevpalovs - Evans - Froese Shinkaruk - Vejdemo - Grenier Pezzetta - Audette - Waked Mete - Alzner Ouellet - Lernout Despres - Lamarche McNiven Puck drop is at 7:30 PM EST on Friday and 3:00 PM EST on Saturday. 91.9 Sports has the coverage in French for both games while TSN 690 has Friday's game in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Alain top line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 28 minutes ago, Habopotamus said: Alain top line? The second line listed is the top line in terms of providing offence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 How has Alain been looking. I've been rooting for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 8 minutes ago, Habopotamus said: How has Alain been looking. I've been rooting for him He's been decent for a first year pro. He's got a long way in front of him and developing to do, but he has some skills including strong hockey sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 It's nice to have a couple players that have some hope down there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 37 minutes ago, Habopotamus said: It's nice to have a couple players that have some hope down there The issue is that its marginal talent. I don't see any future top 6 forwards. Maybe Evans is a #3 c, maybe Vejdemo is a #4, maybe mete is a #4 D, maybe Fleury is a #4 D, maybe Lindgren is a backup goalie. The best prospects (Suzuki, Poehling, Brook, Primeau, Ylonen, Romanov, Olofsson, Ikonen, etc...) are all in junior or europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 It does sound like Fleury is close to returning at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Commandant said: The issue is that its marginal talent. I don't see any future top 6 forwards. Maybe Evans is a #3 c, maybe Vejdemo is a #4, maybe mete is a #4 D, maybe Fleury is a #4 D, maybe Lindgren is a backup goalie. The best prospects (Suzuki, Poehling, Brook, Primeau, Ylonen, Romanov, Olofsson, Ikonen, etc...) are all in junior or europe. What would you say Ikonen's ceiling is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 52 minutes ago, Habopotamus said: What would you say Ikonen's ceiling is Ikonen's ceiling is a first line winger or second line centre. That said, I don't know if he will reach that ceiling. In fact I think its unlikely he does. But thats the ceiling if all goes well. He was disappointing last year (bad first half, good second half last season), and has been injured all this season, so the obstacles in front of him are starting to build up. He's got a ton of talent, but I want to see him on the ice and using it. He needs to play to let his game grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 17 minutes ago, Commandant said: Ikonen's ceiling is a first line winger or second line centre. That said, I don't know if he will reach that ceiling. In fact I think its unlikely he does. But thats the ceiling if all goes well. He was disappointing last year (bad first half, good second half last season), and has been injured all this season, so the obstacles in front of him are starting to build up. He's got a ton of talent, but I want to see him on the ice and using it. He needs to play to let his game grow. That sounds a bit like what happened to Scherbak. Doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said: That sounds a bit like what happened to Scherbak. Doesn't it? No two players are exactly alike. No two injuries or recoveries are exactly alike. He's 19, there is plenty of time to get back on track. I mean it also sounds a lot like where Josh Brook was in December 2017, and look at him now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Tonight's lines: I'm going to go ahead and suggest that the listed top line is really their third line and that they're just highlighting Vejdemo's return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Down 1-0 near end of 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 https://theahl.com/stats/game-summary/1018731 3-2 loss in SO. McCarron 1g1a 1 for 7 on PP, now dead last in PP, 12.5% and 25th on the PK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 The problem with Laval's power play is that they don't have the personnel to be all that good. Even with the d-men all getting sent down, none of them are true PP quarterbacks and it's not like there's much firepower up front. I don't see that percentage getting too much better anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 7/11 for Laval in the rematch: Cale Fleury makes his anticipated return while Simon Despres is dealing with a minor injury. I'm inclined to call it 'rust-itis'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Marcoux is off to a much better start this time around (he actually has made multiple saves...). 2-0 Laval after 20 minutes - Belzile and Froese with the goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Jevpalovs and Lernout picked up goals in the third as Laval held on for an impressive 4-0 win. Quite a few firsts in this one - Lernout's first goal of the season, Sklenicka's first career AHL assist, Martineau's first career AHL point, and Marcoux's first pro shutout (he made 12 saves in total). https://theahl.com/stats/game-summary/1018745 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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