alfredoh2009 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Stephens played hurt last game, he is out tonight. Reinbacher was boarded last night, They will not play tonight in addition to Struble Mitchell Stephens, Jayden Struble et David Reinbacher (blessures mineures) ne joueront pas ce soir. Mitchell Stephens, Jayden Struble and David Reinbacher (minor injuries) won’t play tonight. — Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) April 20, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 18 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: I am sad for the kids, they deserved to continue playing. I have posted it a few times over the season, I feel the Habs organization should have helped Laval better to allow them to compete in the playoffs. You were wrong every time you posted it... ignoring issues like the 50 contract limit, or the idea that they should trade picks for 26-28 year old journeymen (even with an AHL limit on how many vets they could carry) and other issues that were all explained to you at the time but double down on it now. An AHL winning team is not necessarily the same as a team that is developping kids for the NHL. Getting vets who take ice time away from kids isnt the way. That said, ideally you do both, but the development always has to be the priority, especially for a team rebuilding like Montreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Joshua Roy is suspended by the league for tonight's game for an elbow in yesterday's game Le comité de sécurité des joueurs de la Ligue américaine de hockey a annoncé aujourd'hui que l'attaquant Joshua Roy du Rocket de Laval a été suspendu pour un (1) match à la suite de l’incident du coup de coude lors du match à Belleville le 19 avril. The American Hockey League’s… https://t.co/8nOYUWyoz9 — Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) April 20, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) Last game with the Habs organization for Norlinder, Cederqvist, Durandeau, Bourque, Galipeau, Andersson Formation du Rocket de Laval ce soir dès 18h30 en direct sur le site web @BPMSportsRadio et AHL TV: Andersson-Maillet-Heineman Farrell-Kidney-Durandeau Tuch-Condotta-Bourque Cederqvist-Xhekaj-McKay Trudeau-Mailloux P.-Bisson-Barron Norlinder-Galipeau Kaskisuo Dobes — Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) April 20, 2024 Edited April 20 by alfredoh2009 added to list of UFAs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On 4/20/2024 at 6:15 PM, alfredoh2009 said: Last game with the Habs organization for Norlinder, Cederqvist, Durandeau, Bourque, Galipeau, Andersson Add Maillet, McKay, Paquette-Bisson, and Kaskisuo to the list of free agents from that lineup. Of the ones you listed, I think Galipeau might be back and if Durandeau takes an AHL deal (he'll be hard-pressed for an NHL two-way contract), I could see him back. Norlinder/Cederqvist/Andersson might all get qualifying offers if they sign overseas before the QO deadline in June so it's possible they'll at least be with the organization (technically) for a little while longer. Off my additions, I could see them wanting to re-sign all of them in the right scenario. Long story short, some of these free agents will be back. (Stephens and Keeper are also free agents from those who didn't play the last game), I think they'll try to re-sign Stephens but Keeper will move on.) By the way, Laval lost 2-1 yesterday, got goalie'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Seems like will be a smart player. David Reinbacher’s time in Laval will benefit his transition to Montreal in many ways - The Athletic "Rocket coach Jean-François Houle provided a lucid, straightforward assessment of what he saw from Reinbacher over 11 games. “I like his gap control a lot. I think his stick is really good,” Houle said. “He needs to get stronger. I think he can provide even more offence and I think he was maybe cautiously playing back a little bit, which is normal.” "As he adds muscle — something Kaiden Guhle also said he hopes to do this offseason despite having two years of NHL experience under his belt — Reinbacher’s aggressive nature in battle situations will become that much more effective." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/21/2024 at 7:22 PM, dlbalr said: Add Maillet, McKay, Paquette-Bisson, and Kaskisuo to the list of free agents from that lineup. Of the ones you listed, I think Galipeau might be back and if Durandeau takes an AHL deal (he'll be hard-pressed for an NHL two-way contract), I could see him back. Norlinder/Cederqvist/Andersson might all get qualifying offers if they sign overseas before the QO deadline in June so it's possible they'll at least be with the organization (technically) for a little while longer. Off my additions, I could see them wanting to re-sign all of them in the right scenario. Long story short, some of these free agents will be back. (Stephens and Keeper are also free agents from those who didn't play the last game), I think they'll try to re-sign Stephens but Keeper will move on.) By the way, Laval lost 2-1 yesterday, got goalie'd. Looking at the potential AHL roster next season, it should be better if Maillet/Stephens/Paquette-Bisson re-sign. Rocket players not expected to be back: Norlinder, Cederqvist, Durandeau, Bourque, Galipeau, Andersson Prospects expected to graduate to the AHL: Beck, Mesar, F.Xhekaj, Hutson, Guindon, In bold, players without a contract expected to be resigned: Heineman-Maillet-(Mesar) Farrell-(Beck)-Gignac Tuch-Stephens-Perreault McKay-Condotta-(F.Xhekaj) (Guindon?) Paquette-Bisson-Mailloux (Hutson)-Reinbacher Trudeau-(Keeper-RD???) Dobes/Kaskisuo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 4 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: Looking at the potential AHL roster next season, it should be better if Maillet/Stephens/Paquette-Bisson re-sign. Rocket players not expected to be back: Norlinder, Cederqvist, Durandeau, Bourque, Galipeau, Andersson Prospects expected to graduate to the AHL: Beck, Mesar, F.Xhekaj, Hutson, Guindon, In bold, players without a contract expected to be resigned: I think Stephens has a chance at re-signing. I don't expect Maillet to though, that one didn't quite go as planned so I think he'll move on. Keeping Paquette-Bisson would be nice but he needed some convincing to come back for this season; would he want to stay in the mentor role or try to go somewhere where he can play a bigger role? I'm surprised you have Galipeau in the not expected to be back column. I think that's exactly who they'll try to bring back in that 6/7 role as depth. I'd scratch Guindon off your list. The fact they didn't even give him a sniff after his junior team was eliminated tells me they're moving on. And from the lines, Keeper will almost certainly move on. He could barely crack the lineup when healthy so I suspect he'll look for somewhere with more of a chance to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 8 hours ago, dlbalr said: I think Stephens has a chance at re-signing. I don't expect Maillet to though, that one didn't quite go as planned so I think he'll move on. Keeping Paquette-Bisson would be nice but he needed some convincing to come back for this season; would he want to stay in the mentor role or try to go somewhere where he can play a bigger role? I'm surprised you have Galipeau in the not expected to be back column. I think that's exactly who they'll try to bring back in that 6/7 role as depth. I'd scratch Guindon off your list. The fact they didn't even give him a sniff after his junior team was eliminated tells me they're moving on. And from the lines, Keeper will almost certainly move on. He could barely crack the lineup when healthy so I suspect he'll look for somewhere with more of a chance to play. I do not think Galipeau is even an AHL defenseman, but the coach and team mates have commented how his shot blocking and "taking one for the team"... hardly a reason to keep him around IMHO. Maillet had a strong first half of the season, if I remember correctly, and then wore down. With Gignac maybe being lost on waivers, I think they will try to bring Maillet back if not only for being a veteran. I really hope they re-sign Paquette-Bisson, he was the best defensive defenseman in Laval and helped anyone that played with him. I would give him a similar contract as Xavier Ouellet got when with the Habs and now Pittsburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 as expected and mentioned when he was acquired: As expected, Filip Cederqvist won't be back with the Rocket, signing in Sweden. https://t.co/cxejkoaw1Z — Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) May 3, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 The early signing sets it up that the Habs could issue him a qualifying offer to retain his rights, just in case something clicks over there and he becomes a bigger threat. Doesn't mean they will but it makes it easier to do so. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Fyi If you're wondering why there aren't that many AHL contracts being signed for 24-25, that's because the current CBA is set to expire. A new CBA has to be ratified in order to determine min. salary, per diem, playoff pool, and health & welfare benefit for 24-25 season. pic.twitter.com/oCjPSCCc45 — Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) May 5, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Correction/Retraction The PHPA confirmed with me that the CBA was extended and now expires on August 31st 2025, so if you’re wondering why there aren’t that many AHL contracts being signed for 24-25, well I don’t really know. https://t.co/WeHIH9jecn — Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) May 6, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 The reason that there aren't many AHL contracts being signed is that we're in May. It's usually when free agency opens up that we see a bunch of those deals. Interesting tidbit about the CBA extension though, I wasn't aware of that (nor is it updated on the PHPA's website; I was just on there on the weekend looking for something). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 According to a report from Sweden, Mattias Norlinder intends to stay in North America next season. That messes with my hope that he'd sign over there early, allowing the Habs to qualify him and hold his rights. Now, they'll have to re-sign him or release him. https://hockeysverige.se/2024/05/08/beskeden-om-calle-sjalin-mattias-norlinder-och-filip-engaras 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 25 minutes ago, dlbalr said: According to a report from Sweden, Mattias Norlinder intends to stay in North America next season. That messes with my hope that he'd sign over there early, allowing the Habs to qualify him and hold his rights. Now, they'll have to re-sign him or release him. https://hockeysverige.se/2024/05/08/beskeden-om-calle-sjalin-mattias-norlinder-och-filip-engaras Good luck elsewhere Norlinder. I can’t see anyway he gets qualified 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted Friday at 10:24 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:24 PM There will be one change at least behind the bench as Kelly Buchberger is out as an assistant coach. He's moving to the AJHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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