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2023 Laval Rocket Off-season Thread


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in table format and in no particular order (UPDATED, Thu July 13, 2023 )

AHL players under contract:

LW C RW
Heineman, LW/RW 21 yrs (UFA signing) Andersson, C/LW 24 yrs Bourque, LW/RW,
Farrell, C/LW 21 yrs (UFA signing) Maillet,  C  30 yrs J. Roy, LW/C 19 yrs
Mysak, C/LW 21 yrs (needs waivers) Stephens,  C 26 yrs Gignac, C/LW 25 yrs
Mckay, LW 24 yrs (needs waivers) Condotta, C 25 yrs Mesar, RW 19 yrs
(UFA signing, ECHL?) Novak, LW/C 24 yrs Kidney, C   20 yrs Parker-Jones, RW 23 yrs
Simoneau, C 22 yrs Davidson, C 20 yrs Voyer, RW 24 yrs
     
LD RD G
(UFA signing) Paquette-Bisson. LD 26 yrs (UFA signing) Keeper, RD 27 yrs Primeau,  G  23 yrs
Norlinder, LD 23 yrs Laaouan, RD 22 yrs Dobes, G  22 yrs
(needs waivers) Beaudin, LD 23 yrs Tourigny, RD 21 yrs (UFA signing, EHL?) Mann, G
Galipeau, LD 26 yrs Mailloux, RD 20 yrs (ECHL?) Emond, G 23 yrs
Struble, LD 21 yrs  

 

Trudeau, LD 20 yrs

 

Qualified AHL RFAs:

(NHL?, needs waivers) Ylönen, RW23 yrs

 

unsigned AHL UFAs:

Teasdale, F,

Martel, LW

Centorame,

Bowey, D

Sund, D

Abbandonato, C

Dello,

Belzile, F (NYR)

Richard, F (BOS)

Allard, D (SHL), Lulea)

Leskinen, D (FIN, Tappara)

 

Edited by alfredoh2009
Updated with Bourque's signing, and added Beaudin and Condotta
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7 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

As expected, Gabriel Bourque has been re-signed.  I'd have liked a veteran slot to be used on someone that can actually make an impact in the lineup more consistently but they seem to like him.

 

https://www.rocketlaval.com/en/communique/rocket-agree-to-terms-on-a-one-year-one-way-ahl-contract-with-forward-gabriel-bourque/

 

Seems like a leadership signing ... suppose that wil an influx of youngsters they wanted some continuity for those that played or were around The Rocket at all last season.

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1 hour ago, GHT120 said:

Seems like a leadership signing ... suppose that wil an influx of youngsters they wanted some continuity for those that played or were around The Rocket at all last season.

 

I think that's the only reason he signed - he's basically a bottom-six guy at this point with a full roster.

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This is starting to get crowded, I hope the Habs use LVL better for development this season. 

 

On 7/10/2023 at 6:31 PM, alfredoh2009 said:

in table format and in no particular order (UPDATED, Thu July 13, 2023 )

AHL players under contract:

LW C RW
Heineman, LW/RW 21 yrs (UFA signing) Andersson, C/LW 24 yrs Bourque, LW/RW,
Farrell, C/LW 21 yrs (UFA signing) Maillet,  C  30 yrs J. Roy, LW/C 19 yrs
Mysak, C/LW 21 yrs (needs waivers) Stephens,  C 26 yrs Gignac, C/LW 25 yrs
Mckay, LW 24 yrs (needs waivers) Condotta, C 25 yrs Mesar, RW 19 yrs
(UFA signing, ECHL?) Novak, LW/C 24 yrs Kidney, C   20 yrs Parker-Jones, RW 23 yrs
Simoneau, C 22 yrs Davidson, C 20 yrs Voyer, RW 24 yrs
     
LD RD G
(UFA signing) Paquette-Bisson. LD 26 yrs (UFA signing) Keeper, RD 27 yrs Primeau,  G  23 yrs
Norlinder, LD 23 yrs Laaouan, RD 22 yrs Dobes, G  22 yrs
(needs waivers) Beaudin, LD 23 yrs Tourigny, RD 21 yrs (UFA signing, EHL?) Mann, G
Galipeau, LD 26 yrs Mailloux, RD 20 yrs (ECHL?) Emond, G 23 yrs
Struble, LD 21 yrs  

 

Trudeau, LD 20 yrs

 

Qualified AHL RFAs:

(NHL?, needs waivers) Ylönen, RW23 yrs

 

unsigned AHL UFAs:

Teasdale, F,

Martel, LW

Centorame,

Bowey, D

Sund, D

Abbandonato, C

Dello,

Belzile, F (NYR)

Richard, F (BOS)

Allard, D (SHL), Lulea)

Leskinen, D (FIN, Tappara)

 

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15 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:

This is starting to get crowded, I hope the Habs use LVL better for development this season.

You might want to add a flag or indicator for AHL contracts. Some of those players will definitely end up starting the season in TR.

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2 hours ago, tomh009 said:

You might want to add a flag or indicator for AHL contracts. Some of those players will definitely end up starting the season in TR.

Yes, obviously but it is hard to tell from all these signings how HughGort may prioritize AHL contracts vs prospects needing lots of minutes 

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The Laval Rocket has never been more relevant to the Canadiens’ future than it is right now - The Athletic

 

 

The Laval kiddie corps
PLAYER POSITION DOB AGE DRAFTED
Filip Mešár
F
03-Jan-04
19
No. 26, 2022
Riley Kidney
F
25-Mar-03
20
No. 63, 2021
Logan Mailloux
D
15-Apr-03
20
No. 31, 2021
Joshua Roy
F
06-Aug-03
20
No. 150, 2021
William Trudeau
D
11-Oct-02
20
No. 113, 2021
Jan Myšák
F
24-Jun-02
21
No. 48, 2020
Jared Davidson
F
07-Jul-02
21
No. 130, 2022
Emil Heineman
F
16-Nov-01
21
No. 43, 2020 (FLA)
Xavier Simoneau
F
19-May-01
22
No. 191, 2021
Jakub Dobeš
G
27-May-01
22
No. 136, 2020
Jayden Struble
D
08-Sep-01
22
No. 46, 2019
Sean Farrell
F
02-Nov-01
22
No. 124, 2020
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25 minutes ago, DON said:

The Laval Rocket has never been more relevant to the Canadiens’ future than it is right now - The Athletic

 

 

The Laval kiddie corps
PLAYER POSITION DOB AGE DRAFTED
Filip Mešár
F
03-Jan-04
19
No. 26, 2022
Riley Kidney
F
25-Mar-03
20
No. 63, 2021
Logan Mailloux
D
15-Apr-03
20
No. 31, 2021
Joshua Roy
F
06-Aug-03
20
No. 150, 2021
William Trudeau
D
11-Oct-02
20
No. 113, 2021
Jan Myšák
F
24-Jun-02
21
No. 48, 2020
Jared Davidson
F
07-Jul-02
21
No. 130, 2022
Emil Heineman
F
16-Nov-01
21
No. 43, 2020 (FLA)
Xavier Simoneau
F
19-May-01
22
No. 191, 2021
Jakub Dobeš
G
27-May-01
22
No. 136, 2020
Jayden Struble
D
08-Sep-01
22
No. 46, 2019
Sean Farrell
F
02-Nov-01
22
No. 124, 2020
 

That is a potential roster that could make viewing Laval games a must this season ... as excited as we all get over prospects ... of the 11 D/Fs, it would probably be great if even 2 of them became regular Top9F/Top4D with the Habs.

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3 hours ago, GHT120 said:

That is a potential roster that could make viewing Laval games a must this season ... as excited as we all get over prospects ... of the 11 D/Fs, it would probably be great if even 2 of them became regular Top9F/Top4D with the Habs.

At least, seems like Mailloux 'should' be an offensive top 4 NHL d-man, given his size-skating-shot and will see if he can defend at pro level in a few months. All i hear, is that defending is less innate hockey-IQ and can be taught, lets hope he is a quick study, or his transition to pro will go great and has a Subban-like AHL year (53pts 77gms).

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Just now, DON said:

At least, seems like Mailloux 'should' be an offensive top 4 NHL d-man, given his size-skating-shot and will see if he can defend at pro level in a few months. All i hear, is that defending is less innate hockey-IQ and can be taught, lets hope he is a quick study.

 

Agreed ... Amongst the forwards, for no real good reason, I have the highest hopes for Roy and Heineman.

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Just seems are so many forwards with the Habs, might Armia be waived and end up in Laval also? Which would be good for the kids but bad for Armia's ego.

Heineman start in AHL was pretty good (7g 11gms).

Mesar eh...hmm, hope he can do well.

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9 minutes ago, DON said:

Just seems are so many forwards with the Habs, might Armia be waived and end up in Laval also? Which would be good for the kids but bad for Armia's ego.

Heineman start in AHL was pretty good (7g 11gms).

Mesar eh...hmm, hope he can do well.

 

Not certain an unhappy NHLer is good for the kids?  Someone like Pitlick knows he is a borderline NHLer and that performing in the AHL is the only for him to get back ... Armia could bring a somewhat different situation.

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34 minutes ago, DON said:

Just seems are so many forwards with the Habs, might Armia be waived and end up in Laval also? Which would be good for the kids but bad for Armia's ego.

Heineman start in AHL was pretty good (7g 11gms).

Mesar eh...hmm, hope he can do well.

I don’t want to be rushing any kids - and this includes Slafkovsky. Unless they are ready, keep them in the AHL.

 

having said that if someone has a great camp, and after after 5–10 games look like they belong, while Hoffman and Armia are digging it, don’t block the kids. but that shouldn’t mean they get a free pass for the year, if they struggle send them down to play big minutes and make adjustments.
 

Having said that, I’d say if after 20 games Hoffman is dogging it, and if any of the kids actually look like they earn a spot on the team (older ones like Roy, Andersson ), you waive Hoffman.  He is fine this year anyways, and if his not doing anything I doubt anyone wants him - even with 50% retention. The hope is he plays well enough to bring a 3rd to 5th rounder, but if he doesn’t he is the kind of player that is a cancer and a lousy guy to have around a young team. He is useless. Still don’t get that signing. As for Armia, I don’t think we can really play the waive card until next year unless he is absolutely horrible. 

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If you look back at one of the old draft day threads, I think I remember picking Merisier-Ortiz to Montreal as one of those late-round overager picks.  He's a strong candidate to land in the ECHL though.

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in table format and in no particular order (UPDATED, Tue July 18, 2023 )

AHL players under contract:

LW C RW
Heineman, LW/RW 21 yrs (UFA signing) Andersson, C/LW 24 yrs Bourque, LW/RW,
Farrell, C/LW 21 yrs (UFA signing) Maillet,  C  30 yrs J. Roy, LW/C 19 yrs
Mysak, C/LW 21 yrs (needs waivers) Stephens,  C 26 yrs Gignac, C/LW 25 yrs
Mckay, LW 24 yrs (needs waivers) Condotta, C 25 yrs Mesar, RW 19 yrs
(UFA signing, ECHL?) Novak, LW/C 24 yrs Kidney, C   20 yrs Parker-Jones, RW 23 yrs
Simoneau, C 22 yrs Davidson, C 20 yrs Voyer, RW 24 yrs
     
LD RD G
(UFA signing) Paquette-Bisson. LD 26 yrs (UFA signing) Keeper, RD 27 yrs Primeau,  G  23 yrs
Norlinder, LD 23 yrs Laaouan, RD 22 yrs Dobes, G  22 yrs
(needs waivers) Beaudin, LD 23 yrs Tourigny, RD 21 yrs (UFA signing, EHL?) Mann, G
Galipeau, LD 26 yrs Mailloux, RD 20 yrs (ECHL?) Emond, G 23 yrs
Struble, LD 21 yrs  

 

Trudeau, LD 20 yrs

Merisier-Ortiz, LD 22yrs

 

Qualified AHL RFAs:

(NHL?, needs waivers) Ylönen, RW23 yrs

 

unsigned AHL UFAs:

Teasdale, F,

Martel, LW

Centorame,

Bowey, D

Sund, D

Abbandonato, C

Dello,

Belzile, F (NYR)

Richard, F (BOS)

Allard, D (SHL), Lulea)

Leskinen, D (FIN, Tappara)

 

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Joined The Rocket on a PTO last march after finishing his season with Mount Royal University of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association.

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39 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

Joel Teasdale signs an AHL deal with Iowa so he won't be back.  

A one-way AHL contract, does that just mean that he gets his AHL salary even if playing in the ECHL?

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7 minutes ago, tomh009 said:

A one-way AHL contract, does that just mean that he gets his AHL salary even if playing in the ECHL?

Yes.

 

Also, at any time during the season, any NHL team could sign him to an NHL deal and grab him (but theyd need to pass him through waivers if waiver eligible).

 

Also most players woukd be like hey, i got a two-way NHL offer from ____ do you guys want to match?

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