Laval Rocket: Game #3 vs. Springfield Thunderbirds (Laval Wins 2-0)

[Adam Michaels]

A rematch of the ECF of the Calder Cup Playoffs from last year, where the T-Birds won the series in Game 7.





NEWS

- Primeau was sent back down to Laval.

- Schueneman was called back up to Montreal.

- Stephens will serve Game 2 of his 2-game suspension.

- Vrbetic was called up to Laval from 3R.​

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[Adam Michaels]

Primeau will get the start. For anyone who was stressing because they called him up last game due to Allen's absence.



Teasdale, Abbandonato, Saulnier & Green will be healthy scratches. Stephens, as mentioned in the OP, is serving the second of his 2-game suspension.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Regarding Teasdale, Houle said he spoke to him and told him that right now, they have a lot of bodies right now and that Teasdale shouldn't take him being scratched as an indictment. He will get into the line-up at some point and he will play an important role for the team.

 

[Eco]

Let's go Rocket.

 

[schwang26]

Better get their crap together. They've given up a lot of goals. They should be better than their record.

 

[Adam Michaels]

GOAL! Gignac

Nix that, no goal. It was determined Gignac touched the puck high as he knocked it down from the top of the net. Initially it looked like he hit the net and the puck fell down.

 

[ahmedou]

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[Runner77]

Where’s the Rocket’s no. 1 fan, @Tyson?

 

[schwang26]

It wasn't a high stick. He bounced the netting.

GOAL! Gignac

Nix that, no goal. It was determined Gignac touched the puck high as he knocked it down from the top of the net. Initially it looked like he hit the net and the puck fell down.

I thought the same. It was incredibly close

I wish they could've kept Belpidio.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Man I love Trudeau.

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Laval headed to the PP

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great puck distribution by the prospects on that PP wave (Ylonen, RHP, Norlinder & SImoneau).

 

[Tyson]

Where’s the Rocket’s no. 1 fan, @Tyson?

I have company so I can't watch. Damn it

 

[schwang26]

Man I love Trudeau.

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Laval headed to the PP

The young D they have now in the organization is just ridiculous. Think back a short while when our hopes for the future were Brook, Mete and Nygren! What a difference.

I think they need Slafkovsky to help get the attendance up

 

[schwang26]

Best thing I've seen Norlinder do. Ever. What a deke!

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great forecheck by Ylonen, RHP & Belzile. And Norlinder with some nifty deking there but nothing came of it.

 

[ahmedou]

Best thing I've seen Norlinder do. Ever. What a deke!

 

[schwang26]

I think all 11 shots have been caught by Primeau literally the exact same way. Pretty bizzare.

 

[ahmedou]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval back to the PP. Good play by RHP to hold the puck outside the blue line so his linemate gets out of the zone and then makes a nice pass to Belzile for a scoring chance, but he gets hooked and draws the penalty.

 

[Runner77]

Rocket on the PP, with 5:48 to go in the 1st.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I think all 11 shots have been caught by Primeau literally the exact same way. Pretty bizzare.

I noticed that, too.

He just gloves it with his arm out frontwards.

 

[Adam Michaels]

PING!

 

[Agalloch]

Teasdale should be playing with T-R

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval will go back to the PP and will start the 2nd with the man advantage.

Teasdale should be play with T-R

Teasdale will have to agree to it. He is no longer on his ELC, so Habs can only send him down if he agrees.

 

[ahmedou]

C'mon we can't lose against the Simpsons! Win or win, you've only this two choices in front of you!