DON Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 5-2 WIN Utica Comets @ Laval Rocket Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League Nice 3rd period Condotta gets 2a, then gets called up by Habs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 and they are not 3rd in their division although Marlies heve two games in hand. They played well, started strong and dominated the play until they got a bunch of unlucky penalties. High sticking penalties for being careless and delay of game. Utica tied the game 1-1 with 0.9 seconds to play in the 1st. Laval looked deflated for most of the second and ended that period trailing. If I remember correctly, it was after a PP mid-way in the 2nd that they got their momentum back. Bourque has a nice goal mid-way through the 3rd after he fought for the puck on a face off and got a quick shot. then they got two quick goals to seal the deal 3/4 of the way through the period. Dobes was great, Mailloux is so good at creating scoring chances! Paquette-Bisson and Mailloux needed a bit of time to adjust to playing together, they looked more at ease with each other as the game went on. Trudeau had a good game and I think Norlinder was better/noticeable in this game. En très peu de temps, le Rocket à dépassé 4 clubs au classement dans sa division. Tout un tour de force! pic.twitter.com/lUFxeBOmZa — Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) January 25, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 lineup for game tonight: Formation du Rocket de Laval ce soir dès 18h30 face au Crunch de Syracuse @BPMSportsRadio et AHL TV: Simoneau-Maillet-Andersson Roy-Gignac-Heineman Cederqvist-Stephens-Bourque Kidney-Mysak-Davidson P.-Bisson-Mailloux Trudeau-Barron Norlinder-Galipeau Dobes Kaskisuo — Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) January 26, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I line the Roy- Gignac-Heineman trio. Cederquist-Stephens-Bourque should create lots of havoc. Trudeau has been playing well lately, I am curious to see how well he plays with Barron: if the sum of these two improves each other. Paquette-Bisson-Mailoux looked ok last game. I hope they do better this game. Go Rocket Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2-1 after one period. two errors in defensive coverage gave the 2-0 lead to Syracuse. Different Rocket players on the ice for the goals. Rocket had a few sequences where they wer creting chances early, but could not convert. after the two goals, they seemed a bit hesitant but then took it to the Crunch and scored after a great board battle sequence. Dobes seemed to be fighting the puck , sometimes too aggressive in challenging the puck carrier. CLose game, they may still come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 bad goal to start the 2nd, 3-1 Crunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Logan Mailloux attacks the offensive zone and attracts 3 or 4 players, some how he gets the puck past them and they score late in the 3rd. The play by play announcer said earlier in the 2nd that he feels like Roy-Gignac-Heineman are not clicking together and that they look as if they are about to create a turn over. To me, it seems like the players are not passing to a team mate but moving the puck to where they expect a player to be. They seem to be standing still and waiting too. Play seems chopped up, not fluid like they looked against Belleville. game still close despite the shaky play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alfredoh2009 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 4 minutes to go and I need to go out, will watch the end of the game later. Rocket seems to be close to tying the game, we'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Mailloux seems to be developing well and showing off his offensive prowess. A full year in the AHL is exactly what he needed after missing so much time for various reasons. I definitely see him quarterbacking the Habs power play at some point in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 23 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: Mailloux seems to be developing well and showing off his offensive prowess. A full year in the AHL is exactly what he needed after missing so much time for various reasons. I definitely see him quarterbacking the Habs power play at some point in the future. The question will be can he do anything else well enough to be kept around to fill that role? Don't know that his offence was EVER at issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 9 minutes ago, GHT120 said: The question will be can he do anything else well enough to be kept around to fill that role? Don't know that his offence was EVER at issue. That is the question, he certainly has the physical strength and mobility to be good defensively but it takes more than good tools (ie. good judgement, anticipation, smarts). I see Mailloux as a bigger tougher version of Justin Barron with a better shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 just finished watching the end of the game. They cam close, but too little to late. Syracuse got the empty net goal. I didn't like Barron's game; while Mailloux, Paquette and Trudeau were the better Ds. The Maillet line was the better one. Not the best game from Dobes. overall a "Meh" game. It seemed, to my untrained eye, that they were trying plays that they had practiced but not yet executing correctly: lots of passes behind, to no-man's-lane or in traffic. Let see if they can pick it up in the next game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 11 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: That is the question, he certainly has the physical strength and mobility to be good defensively but it takes more than good tools (ie. good judgement, anticipation, smarts). I see Mailloux as a bigger tougher version of Justin Barron with a better shot. As an o-l-l-d-d-d guy who remembers players who played both forward and defence in their careers (e.g., Jim Roberts, Rick Chartraw, more recently Mark Streit early-on), ***if*** Mailloux can't develop his blueline game sufficiently to merit TOI, I could see him as a possible winger (big, strong, good skater, good shot) and PP-QB ... come to think of it, WiFi could be used up front as well ***if*** necessary. N.B. - discussing possibilities, not making predictions or what I hope for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, GHT120 said: As an o-l-l-d-d-d guy who remembers players who played both forward and defence in their careers (e.g., Jim Roberts, Rick Chartraw, more recently Mark Streit early-on), ***if*** Mailloux can't develop his blueline game sufficiently to merit TOI, I could see him as a possible winger (big, strong, good skater, good shot) and PP-QB ... come to think of it, WiFi could be used up front as well ***if*** necessary. N.B. - discussing possibilities, not making predictions or what I hope for. As another o-I-I-d-d-d guy, I remember those players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 4-2 loss Laval Rocket @ Syracuse Crunch Friday, January 26, 2024 | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League Simoneau 2a Trudeau 1g 4shots Mailloux 1a 2shots Roy 4shots Heineman 3shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Rocekt's game is free on AHL TV today at 5:00PM. Kaskisuo in nets, if you want to see him in action. It should be a good game Petit rappel: Le match du Rocket présenté à 17h à Rochester sera offert gratuitement sur AHL TV afin de commémorer le 50 000e match de l'histoire du circuit. Oui, vous avez la description francophone comme option en vous branchant sur la webdiffusion. En ondes dès 16h30. — Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) January 27, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Hattrick for Roy, perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 5-3 Rochester late in the 2nd. Kaskisuo had a rough one, four goals allowed on ten shots in just over 15 minutes of action before getting the hook for a rare Strauss Mann appearance. Heineman (2) and Cederqvist have the goals for Laval so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 7-4 loss Laval Rocket @ Rochester Americans Saturday, January 27, 2024 | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League Heineman 2g 3 shots Mailloux 1a 5 shots Barron 1a 3 shots Roy 0pts 4 shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Habs waive Nicolas Beaudin for the purpose of terminating his contract. Took them long enough. https://www.habsworld.net/2024/01/habs-to-terminate-nicolas-beaudins-contract/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 1/27/2024 at 6:33 PM, dlbalr said: 5-3 Rochester late in the 2nd. Kaskisuo had a rough one, four goals allowed on ten shots in just over 15 minutes of action before getting the hook for a rare Strauss Mann appearance. Heineman (2) and Cederqvist have the goals for Laval so far. it was a rough game for Kaskisuo, the first goal was weal and after that he was never square to the puck, looked small in his net and he was not challenging the shooter. Second game in a row where the Rocket does not pay well to start the game. I lost chance to solidify their playoff spot. Lost weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: it was a rough game for Kaskisuo, the first goal was weal and after that he was never square to the puck, looked small in his net and he was not challenging the shooter. Second game in a row where the Rocket does not pay well to start the game. I lost chance to solidify their playoff spot. Lost weekend. There was, after all, a reason he was available to sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, GHT120 said: There was, after all, a reason he was available to sign. Four excellent games, one very bad one. If he can bounce back, he is still a very good signing. Let's see what happens in his next few starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 19 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Four excellent games, one very bad one. If he can bounce back, he is still a very good signing. Let's see what happens in his next few starts. Didn't mean to suggest he wasn't ... just that when players are available to sign AHL contracts mid-season the occasional bad game is not unexpected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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