Laval Rocket: 2024-25 Laval Rocket Thread

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If Barré-Boulet clears and goes down, I think the Rocket will have six veterans at 320 pro games or more, and can only dress 5 per game. Can anyone confirm?
 
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If Barré-Boulet clears and goes down, I think the Rocket will have six veterans at 320 pro games or more, and can only dress 5 per game. Can anyone confirm?
Calculated at year start:
Over 320
Wotherspoon: 646 games
Dauphin: 492 games
ABB: 362 games
Jacobs: 344 games
___ 260-320
Gignac: 293 games
Lindstrom: 276 games
___ Under 260
Arseneau: 256 games

You can dress 5 over 320 + one 260-320 games so they are still fine.

ECHL games are not counted as pro games.
 

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With ABB down, I wonder how they will redistribute the offence. They rolled this the first two games:
Farrell - Gignac - Roy
Simoneau - Condotta - Dauphin
Davidson - Beck - Mesar
Arseneau/Kidney - Xhekaj - Tuch

I'm guessing:
Roy - Gignac - ABB
Farrell - Condotta - Dauphin
Simoneau - Beck - Mesar
Arseneau/Davidson - Xhekaj - Tuch
Kidney, Beaucage, Perreault (injured)
 
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Calculated at year start:
Over 320
Wotherspoon: 646 games
Dauphin: 492 games
ABB: 362 games
Jacobs: 344 games
___ 260-320
Gignac: 293 games
Lindstrom: 276 games
___ Under 260
Arseneau: 256 games

You can dress 5 over 320 + one 260-320 games so they are still fine.

ECHL games are not counted as pro games.
Thanks, did not realize Arseneau at age 32 played so few games.
 

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Thanks, did not realize Arseneau at age 32 played so few games.

He's always been the tough guy you play 25-50% of your games and also spend most of his first 5 pro years mostly in the ECHL/CHL.

Played vs the Bruins but not the Thunderbirds and mignt not play against Syracuse either (maybe the 2nd game if something happen Friday).
 

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With Lindstrom on D and ABB upfront, they should win on a more regular basis.
Totally agree, this roster is looking very impressive.

With ABB down, I wonder how they will redistribute the offence. They rolled this the first two games:
Farrell - Gignac - Roy
Simoneau - Condotta - Dauphin
Davidson - Beck - Mesar
Arseneau/Kidney - Xhekaj - Tuch

I'm guessing:
Roy - Gignac - ABB
Farrell - Condotta - Dauphin
Simoneau - Beck - Mesar
Arseneau/Davidson - Xhekaj - Tuch
Kidney, Beaucage, Perreault (injured)
Davidson needs to stay with Beck and Mesar...that line clicked really well in the w games.
 
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Totally agree, this roster is looking very impressive.


Davidson needs to stay with Beck and Mesar...that line clicked really well in the w games.
While winning is always important, the AHL is a developmental league. I would much rather have a team that has among some of the top 3 or 4 prospects in the league and faces challenges winning than a veteran loaded team that beats up on largely younger, less experienced teams. The former gives your team hope for a better future while the latter does not.

When was the last time a Montreal farm team had prospects of the caliber of Mailloux, Beck, Engstrom, Tuch, Trudeau, Florian, Roy, Mesar, and Davidson?

That’s real hope and promise. Not winning a meaningless game against Springfield or Rochester.
 
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While winning is always important, the AHL is a developmental league. I would much rather have a team that has among some of the top 3 or 4 prospects in the league and faces challenges winning than a veteran loaded team that beats up on largely younger, less experienced teams. The former gives your team hope for a better future while the latter does not.

When was the last time a Montreal farm team had prospects of the caliber of Mailloux, Beck, Engstrom, Tuch, Trudeau, Florian, Roy, Mesar, and Davidson?

That’s real hope and promise. Not winning a meaningless game against Springfield or Rochester.
The strategy of surrounding your best prospects with solid AHL vets is key. You can have both prospects developing and winning.
In 2006-07 when Hamilton went on their run they handed the net to a raw WHL goalie named Price who played 22 play off games and won the AHL championship. That was huge for Price to experience that.
I would love to see our prospects go on a deep play off run.
 
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Dauphin was solid for us before. I didn't know he was back.

With hindsight, he regretted leaving Montreal. When Montreal talked to him about coming back on an AHL deal, he accepted without even looking for potential NHL offers. Wants stability for his family.

 
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With Lindstrom on D and ABB upfront, they should win on a more regular basis.
Id bet that RHP joins them sometime late November early December. Barring major injuries, they should be very, very good.
 

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