Laval Rocket: 2024-25 Laval Rocket Thread

[Don D]

AHL stats:
Primeau has the best GAA (2.02) in the league. Deservedly so! Laval would not be in such a comfortable position without him. Hopefully, Fowler can play a few regular season games, but Primeau needs to play most, if not all, playoff games.

 

[Guess]

Interesting info shared by Renaud Lavoie (anything can happen) on TVA spare.

While discussing with Joshua Roy on his return to the NHL, he shared to Lavoie that the Rocket coaching staff (Daniel Jacob) is tracking player actions related to "grit", with the message being that you need to do more of this in order to make it to the NHL, in addition to talent/production.

-stick on puck
-do difficult actions (blocked shots, going net front, etc)
-effective hit/checks e.g. not just going through the motion but actually gaining an advantage
-compete with energy

Of course we can snark about the (lack of) grit displayed by the Habs but it's a good thing that these aspects are being tracked / fostered. Clearly a pro-level coaching staff in Laval this year, don't think anyone is missing JF Houle.

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Interesting info shared by Renaud Lavoie (anything can happen) on TVA spare.

While discussing with Joshua Roy on his return to the NHL, he shared to Lavoie that the Rocket coaching staff (Daniel Jacob) is tracking player actions related to "grit", with the message being that you need to do more of this in order to make it to the NHL, in addition to talent/production.

-stick on puck
-do difficult actions (blocked shots, going net front, etc)
-effective hit/checks e.g. not just going through the motion but actually gaining an advantage
-compete with energy

Of course we can snark about the (lack of) grit displayed by the Habs but it's a good thing that these aspects are being tracked / fostered. Clearly a pro-level coaching staff in Laval this year, don't think anyone is missing JF Houle.

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And Roy still made it with these being the criteria he needed to improve? I thought he was weak in all these.