2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread

[dlbalr]

Hoefenmayer is out for tonight due to injury while Reinbacher will be a healthy scratch (not performance-based but rather them not wanting him to play three in four nights after missing several months).  Vincent Sevigny will make his Laval debut.

[dreegking]

How’d they do? Who played best? 

[alfredoh2009]

4 hours ago, dreegking said:

How’d they do? Who played best? 

I'll watch the game on Sunday (AHL TV), seems like they kept it close but lost

https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1027263

 

[DON]

https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/laval-rocket-syracuse-crunch-2025-02-22-ahl-recap-score-highlights-a-chaotic-week-ends-with-a-frustrating-loss-logan-mailloux-owen-beck-florian-xhekaj-adam-engstrom/

 

"Laval will have time to lick their wounds and likely suffer a bag skate practice before their next game. They’re back in action on Wednesday morning as they travel to Toronto for an 11 AM matineé with the Marlies, which is sure to be heated after their last meeting."

[alfredoh2009]

Last game against the crunch: No Reinbacher and no Hoefenmayer:

 

Dans le cadre de son protocole de retour au jeu (retour de blessure), David Reinbacher ne jouera pas ce soir, en raison du volume élevé de matchs cette semaine.

As part of his return to play protocol (return from an injury), David Reinbacher will not play tonight, due to the…

— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) February 22, 2025

Order is deceiving, on the Rocket's lineup. Dauphin is the top line wtih RHP and Roy. Condotta is on the second line with Farrell and ABB. 🤩 Beck 🤩 centers the 3rd line, I do not think he has chemistry with Florian-X...

 

On D, Engstrom is not very good playing on the right.

 

 

Hughes was amazing in goal, he kept it close even if he was bombarded all night. The Crunch is one of those teams loaded with veterans and they played hard against the Rocket.

Trudeau and Mailloux were the defensemen that I liked the most, but my opinion is very amateurish: take it for what it is. I do not like Engstrom on RD. I only noticed Sevigny on the ice a handful of times, I do not think he played much - specially with all the penalties.

Pn ofence, the DAuphin line was the best. Kidney's line played good 4th line minutes. The other lines were "meh", seemed to be outmached or snuffed-out most of the time.

 

I am happy with the overall team effort, they played hard despite the loss.

 

[alfredoh2009]

On 2/23/2025 at 10:48 AM, DON said:

https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/laval-rocket-syracuse-crunch-2025-02-22-ahl-recap-score-highlights-a-chaotic-week-ends-with-a-frustrating-loss-logan-mailloux-owen-beck-florian-xhekaj-adam-engstrom/

 

"Laval will have time to lick their wounds and likely suffer a bag skate practice before their next game. They’re back in action on Wednesday morning as they travel to Toronto for an 11 AM matineé with the Marlies, which is sure to be heated after their last meeting."

 

a very nice goal by Xhekaj:

 

🚨Xhekaj dans le haut du filet
First goal of the game!!#GoRocket pic.twitter.com/0opk5b3kO7

— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) February 23, 2025

 

[Canajun]

Alfredoh... it's taken a little while, but it seems Sean Farrell is starting to figure out professional hockey. What are your thoughts on him and his future with the organization. I've seen only a few highlights of him but he seems fast - Newhook kind of fast. Thanks.

[alfredoh2009]

25 minutes ago, Canajun said:

Alfredoh... it's taken a little while, but it seems Sean Farrell is starting to figure out professional hockey. What are your thoughts on him and his future with the organization. I've seen only a few highlights of him but he seems fast - Newhook kind of fast. Thanks.

I do not know how fast he is or how well he skates. Someone else can answer that better than me.

Since December, he has been more combative and less tentative when making plays.

A few games ago, a play by play guy from another team was praising his shot. I started paying attention and I vaguely remember when he was drafted that Bergevin or Timmins had mentioned he had a deceptive release mid stride along with good vision.

I think those traits are showing now because he is more assertive. I still do not know how well this would translate to the NHL. But IMHO, I do not think he has the skating ability to up his play and show the same success higher up.

[DON]

 

Rocket Weekly: Slipping out of First – HabsWorld.net

 

"The Week Ahead
Wednesday at Toronto – In a rare morning start (it’s a school day game), Laval will get a chance to quickly avenge one of their uglier losses of the season, one that got particularly chippy at the end as well. ..."

 

"... Farrell has definitely earned an opportunity to get a look at some point where he’ll have a chance to prove he’s worth keeping around beyond this season.  Considering how it was looking just a couple of months ago, that’s a pretty good turnaround for him."

[dlbalr]

More bad injury news - Mesar (UBI) out 4-6 weeks, Hoefenmayer (LBI) out 4-6 weeks.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

26 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

More bad injury news - Mesar (UBI) out 4-6 weeks, Hoefenmayer (LBI) out 4-6 weeks.

Mesar is cursed 

[Canajun]

Thanks Alfredoh.

 

[tomh009]

15 hours ago, dlbalr said:

More bad injury news - Mesar (UBI) out 4-6 weeks, Hoefenmayer (LBI) out 4-6 weeks.

That does not bode well for a playoff run.  

[DON]

3 hours ago, tomh009 said:

That does not bode well for a playoff run.  

Oh well, what can ya do.

Wonder if Anderson is injured and another rocket forward gets a call up? Or Pez draws in?

[DON]

5-4 Win 

https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1027287

Roy 1g 6 shots

Xhekaj 1g1a 2 shots

Farrell 1g1a 

Davidson 4 shots

Dauphin 2a 6 shots

Primeau 34 shots 4 g

 

AHL | Rocket @ Marlies: Laval holds on to return to win column

Farrell is now up to eight goals and seven assists in 10 February games.

[Lanes World]

That’s a crazy pace for Farrell 

 

How about Florian Xhekaj. He definitely wants to play with his brother 

[DON]

Florian has scored more goals than expected for sure.

 

Rocket play Sens today, an even series so far this year.

 

 

[Lanes World]

Boulet just tears up the AHL. 

[Lanes World]

Let’s see Jared Davidson with a call up

[dlbalr]

9 minutes ago, Lanes World said:

Let’s see Jared Davidson with a call up

 

He's deserving but with Laval banged up considerably and still jockeying for positioning, I think Montreal is going to run with a skeleton roster for the time being.  After the deadline, they may have to reassess that (after hopefully adding a piece or two either in an NHL trade or an AHL swap) but for now, I'd be surprised if Davidson - or anyone - is recalled.

[Commandant]

40 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

 

He's deserving but with Laval banged up considerably and still jockeying for positioning, I think Montreal is going to run with a skeleton roster for the time being.  After the deadline, they may have to reassess that (after hopefully adding a piece or two either in an NHL trade or an AHL swap) but for now, I'd be surprised if Davidson - or anyone - is recalled.

 

On the AHL swap, what would it cost to bring back Belzille

[dlbalr]

40 minutes ago, Commandant said:

On the AHL swap, what would it cost to bring back Belzille

 

Considering he's tied for sixth in AHL scoring, I don't think that'd be a straight AHL swap.  I think the Habs would have to part with a draft pick (5th or 6th) and that's only if the Rangers are giving up on Hartford making a playoff push.  By AHL swap, I was thinking more along the lines of the Filip Cederqvist pickup from last year for future considerations, just taking on a depth body for no return to hedge against more injuries or recalls.

[alfredoh2009]

5 hours ago, dlbalr said:

 

Considering he's tied for sixth in AHL scoring, I don't think that'd be a straight AHL swap.  I think the Habs would have to part with a draft pick (5th or 6th) and that's only if the Rangers are giving up on Hartford making a playoff push.  By AHL swap, I was thinking more along the lines of the Filip Cederqvist pickup from last year for future considerations, just taking on a depth body for no return to hedge against more injuries or recalls.

there are only a dew The Rocket players I would do and AHL swap with. Either they have to little trade value or they are too important to the team. Out of:

Kidney? Condotta? Wotherspoon? Hayes?

 

Maybe Kidney can ring back a better AHL 4C.

 

Out of:

Engstrom? Lindstrom? Trudeau? Barre-Boulet? Dauphin? RHP? Roy? Tuch(IR)? Florian-X?

 

Florian-X is the only one I would not move, but the return for any of the others has to improve The Rocket

[GHT120]

28 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:

there are only a dew The Rocket players I would do and AHL swap with. Either they have to little trade value or they are too important to the team. Out of:

Kidney? Condotta? Wotherspoon? Hayes?

 

Maybe Kidney can ring back a better AHL 4C.

 

Out of:

Engstrom? Lindstrom? Trudeau? Barre-Boulet? Dauphin? RHP? Roy? Tuch(IR)? Florian-X?

 

Florian-X is the only one I would not move, but the return for any of the others has to improve The Rocket

An "AHL swap" could be a mid-late round draft pick (depending on the return) for a body to reinforce the lineup ... doesn't have to be player for player

[Commandant]

14 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

An "AHL swap" could be a mid-late round draft pick (depending on the return) for a body to reinforce the lineup ... doesn't have to be player for player

 

The cederquist example was future considerations too.