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Ezpz said:
Going from winning 15% of your games to 85% is not a common occurrence. At the same time several teams in the division had massive collapses. Marlies have lost six in a row, probably due to losing their two best goalies because of the Leafs injuries.

Also consider that road trips play a big factor as other divisions are stronger than the North. Laval could very well fall down again when they start playing more top teams. They did 3-0 Syracuse but they also have been notably bad of late. But as I check I realize Laval does not have any stretches against top teams even going back to October...

Laval does have an advantage in that they ah last place Utica in the division five times this month and second to last in the league Manitoba twice. In fact Laval doesnt really play any games against the top teams for the rest of the year. They have a lot of games scheduled against Bridgeport who are dead last in the league.

No clue how they make the schedule but Laval only really plays abbotsford from the Pacific and Manitoba from the central. They play a lot of teams from the Atlantic but somehow dodge Hershey (two games total)and Providence (0 all season) mostly.

In fact, they play the aforementioned three of the bottom five teams about eleven more times this season. It will be embarrassing if they miss.
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You took it personally to go analyze the schedule like that.

I agree they are not a .850 winning team. My point is that people get out of their mind when everything goes wrong, but aren't able to tell when something is better or acknowledge when it's more positive.

Simple as that.
 
Addik04 said:
You took it personally to go analyze the schedule like that.

I agree they are not a .850 winning team. My point is that people get out of their mind when everything goes wrong, but aren't able to tell when something is better or acknowledge when it's more positive.

Simple as that.
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Dobes sv% normalized and people started getting the system Houle is trying to make work a little more.

Houle should still be gone after this year.

I'd also look at making a change of scenery trade for Norlinder as he's not fitting in and getting bypassed.
 
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Treb said:
Dobes sv% normalized and people started getting the system Houle is trying to make work a little more.

Houle should still be gone after this year.

I'd also look at making a change of scenery trade for Norlinder as he's not fitting in and getting bypassed.
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I dont think it was Dobes the problem. Of course he could have saved a few, but they were grade A chances that you arent supposed to see many times. The youth movement and the dmen who were really bad were IMO the major problems.

I agree with you with Norlinder. He is getting traded by the deadline this season. Engstrom and Reinbacher coming for the end of the season, I think Beaudin and Norlinder are getting moved.
 
Addik04 said:
I dont think it was Dobes the problem. Of course he could have saved a few, but they were grade A chances that you arent supposed to see many times. The youth movement and the dmen who were really bad were IMO the major problems.

I agree with you with Norlinder. He is getting traded by the deadline this season. Engstrom and Reinbacher coming for the end of the season, I think Beaudin and Norlinder are getting moved.
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Most of the D corps was here last year (or the year before), the new addition haven't been terrible, it shouldn't have been a problem but it was, which leads me to Houle.
 
Treb said:
Most of the D corps was here last year (or the year before), the new addition haven't been terrible, it shouldn't have been a problem but it was, which leads me to Houle.
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Except Mailloux was really bad in his zone, Norlinder is atrocious, Galipeau is meh, Paquette Bisson tried to do too much IMO, Trudeau wasnt good neither, Keeper was soso from what I remember as well, only Struble was good.

That was a bad stretch, but it is too easy to blame the coach for stupid mistakes caused by players for me. The question would be, do the player buy what he is saying? If no, well, we have a problem.
 
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Except Mailloux was really bad in his zone, Norlinder is atrocious, Galipeau is meh, Paquette Bisson tried to do too much IMO, Trudeau wasnt good neither, Keeper was soso from what I remember as well, only Struble was good.

That was a bad stretch, but it is too easy to blame the coach for stupid mistakes caused by players for me. The question would be, do the player buy what he is saying? If no, well, we have a problem.
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Those players (apart from Mailloux) were all in the AHL and better last year than they were at the start of this year. The thing that changed was Houle's system.

Even if you have some D that are poor defensively, it's not normal for the D to keep breaking down in front of the goalie.
 
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Addik04 said:
I dont think it was Dobes the problem. Of course he could have saved a few, but they were grade A chances that you arent supposed to see many times. The youth movement and the dmen who were really bad were IMO the major problems.

I agree with you with Norlinder. He is getting traded by the deadline this season. Engstrom and Reinbacher coming for the end of the season, I think Beaudin and Norlinder are getting moved.
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As a rookie goaltender with a shaky defence, Dobes has been holding his own. Him and the team as a whole seem to have more confidence and veteran Kaskisuo has been a steady presence, so far. I agree that Norlinder and Beaudin (both solid prospects just a few years ago) might move to another organization but doubt anyone would trade any prospects for them.
 
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Treb said:
Those players (apart from Mailloux) were all in the AHL and better last year than they were at the start of this year. The thing that changed was Houle's system.

Even if you have some D that are poor defensively, it's not normal for the D to keep breaking down in front of the goalie.
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What is his system in the dzone that every player caught after 20 games? I'm curious.
 
Don D said:
As a rookie goaltender with a shaky defence, Dobes has been holding his own. Him and the team as a whole seem to have more confidence and veteran Kaskisuo has been a steady presence, so far. I agree that Norlinder and Beaudin (both solid prospects just a few years ago) might move to another organization but doubt anyone would trade any prospects for them.
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Beaudin is getting a raw deal. His defence is actually not bad.

Norlinder is a tire fire.
 
Isn',t it time to give Kasimir a contract before another team does it?
 
Whitesnake said:
Isn',t it time to give Kasimir a contract before another team does it?
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I imagine if another team does offer an AHL deal, his agent will let Hughes know and he will then decide if he wants to offer him a contract to finish the year or if he'll let him go.

My guess is that because Laval gave him a chance to get back to play, he and his agent will give them right of first refusal.

But it's extremely rare that a player on a PTO ends up getting an AHL deal by another team.
 
Pompeius Magnus said:
Probably not a bad idea to show him a gesture of good faith though, he's been really solid and he took our offer over the others he got closer to home. You want to reward that.
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Don't disagree. But he has only played 2 games. Maybe they want to have a bigger sample size before they offer him an AHL deal to finish the season. I imagine the plan is to offer him a deal the closer the PTO gets to its expiry date.

If another team steps in to offer him a deal, then that might force you to sign him before you intended to.
 


As Marcotte mentions here, Laval is playing 3 home games this week and all 3 are against two of the worst teams in the league. They need to take advantage of these games to continue their hot streak while also keeping themselves in the playoff picture.
 
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Crap. I missed Farrell and Bourque leaving the game. I hope their injuries aren’t serious. They both just got back not long ago. This team finally got healthy and they need both to get into a playoff spot.
 
schwang26 said:
Crap. I missed Farrell and Bourque leaving the game. I hope their injuries aren’t serious. They both just got back not long ago. This team finally got healthy and they need both to get into a playoff spot.
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I think Farrell went into the boards feet first. He laid there for a while when the trainer came to see him. They didn't show him as AHL TV shows whatever the jumbotron shows and at that moment, they were showing the crowd. But Marcotte was describing it as looking serious.

Bourque at some point almost scored and then I saw him on the ice holding the side of his head. I didn't think much of it. It was apparently the reason McKay dropped the gloves to fight. It was in the same sequence.

Laval officially announced at some point in the 2nd period that neither Farrell nor Bourque would return.

And I think after the game, JF Houle pretty much confirmed that they woudn't play on Wednesday.
 
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I think Farrell went into the boards feet first. He laid there for a while when the trainer came to see him. They didn't show him as AHL TV shows whatever the jumbotron shows and at that moment, they were showing the crowd. But Marcotte was describing it as looking serious.

Bourque at some point almost scored and then I saw him on the ice holding the side of his head. I didn't think much of it. It was apparently the reason McKay dropped the gloves to fight. It was in the same sequence.

Laval officially announced at some point in the 2nd period that neither Farrell nor Bourque would return.

And I think after the game, JF Houle pretty much confirmed that they woudn't play on Wednesday.
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Thanks. Great. Just when they had momentum. This could hurt.
 
Adam Michaels said:
I think Farrell went into the boards feet first. He laid there for a while when the trainer came to see him. They didn't show him as AHL TV shows whatever the jumbotron shows and at that moment, they were showing the crowd. But Marcotte was describing it as looking serious.

Bourque at some point almost scored and then I saw him on the ice holding the side of his head. I didn't think much of it. It was apparently the reason McKay dropped the gloves to fight. It was in the same sequence.

Laval officially announced at some point in the 2nd period that neither Farrell nor Bourque would return.

And I think after the game, JF Houle pretty much confirmed that they woudn't play on Wednesday.
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He received a late hit close to the head after scoring and this is indeed why McKay dropped the gloves
 
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Adam Michaels said:
I think Farrell went into the boards feet first. He laid there for a while when the trainer came to see him. They didn't show him as AHL TV shows whatever the jumbotron shows and at that moment, they were showing the crowd. But Marcotte was describing it as looking serious.

Bourque at some point almost scored and then I saw him on the ice holding the side of his head. I didn't think much of it. It was apparently the reason McKay dropped the gloves to fight. It was in the same sequence.

Laval officially announced at some point in the 2nd period that neither Farrell nor Bourque would return.

And I think after the game, JF Houle pretty much confirmed that they woudn't play on Wednesday.
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at 1:48 you can see him and then I show him being helped off the ice and you can see at the end he is favoring his left knee or ankle but he was putting weight on it from the vid (it's not easy to see as it's through skaters/ref) but then he stopped putting weight on it.
 
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