Just got done watching the game. McNiven was easily one of their best players, the only goal I fault him on was the 3rd, and that may not have happened if Petti wasn't caught out of position on the PK. One was tipped, one was a breakaway, another Lernout was asleep so he had a wide open net. It was reviewed for a good bit to see if he kicked it in. One I think McCarron either it hit him or he screened McNiven.
That said the game easily could have gone the other way. Terry missed a wide open net on the PP and that doesn't happen often, Holland got set up by Terry and was in all alone but couldn't score. Carr got a nice setup from McCarron in the slot that he usually scores from. Lernout had a deke that he scored would have been a highlight reel goal for Laval. Didn't know he had that in him. Rough night in his own end though.
I thought Jerabek, Terry and McNiven had the best games. Holland showed some things, McCarron was decent, not sure why the refs broke up the fight, it did look like McCarron got him good so maybe they thought he needed help. I saw him go over to the refs afterwards as he didn't seem happy they broke it up and McCarron didn't seem to know what was going on. He mixed it up several times, once with his former teammate Josh Brown.
Phil Housley is one of the best Dmen to have ever played the game...
The Buffalo Sabres can't play defense worth a lick either.
Don't think the 2 are related
Does he suck at coaching too? They would have a lot in common if so. I don't see why 2 former defensemen can't at least get their team to play passable defense. In the last 12 games they have given up 4 or more goals 8 times. Only 2 of their last 12 games have they given up just 2 goals. They have given up 52 goals in the last 12 games.
Not a single team in the AHL has given up more goals then Laval.