Laval Rocket: GDT: GAME 2 Laval at Rochester 7:05 PM EST

[montreal]

I thought Fowler made some really big saves that if not this game would have been over early, the 1st goal though he's got to stop as I don't think it was deflected. Perhaps Mailloux's best game of the playoffs, he has stepped it up in the playoffs, also a good game from Reinbacher and Xhekaj was a itching to hit people.

Tough game for Laval though as they did not look very good as a team, Farrell with his worst game of the playoffs, Roy struggled for the most part, ABB as well.

 

[Rapala]

I was interested in checking out the TOI but they don't track it in the game report.
I think some players had too much while others had too little.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

If Vincent is a good coach why does he use Farreli n defensive situations and why is Roy even dressed?

 

[JianYang]

How do you guys feel about the higher seed starting on the road?

I guess a split is fine considering the circumstances.

 

[Skip Bayless]

How do you guys feel about the higher seed starti---

It's Pejorative Slured.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Probably.
This board has all kinds of Jekyl/Hyde characters!!
One minute Fowler is the greatest, ready for the helm, Primeau is a bum. Mailloux, Florian, Engstrom,..... and others are given roster spots on the Habs. The next, they are all bums!
They are all prospects, just prospects!
Fowler is good, but he played on a very good Boston College team.
Mailloux was good on a stacked London Knights squad.
Remember good prospects!

True. But my comment was actually a reaction to the empty netter lol

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Kulich also is showing us why Mesar was such a dud pick his line owned this game.
Didn't he start on the wing this year he looks like he can play center.

He plays center. He was #1 center in Buffalo for a bit this year when injuries hit. When Thompson got healthy, Kulich was moved to wing.

Thompson, Cozens/Norris, McLeod, Krebs were the 4Cs. He's made Buffalo's squad. He was sent down after their NHL season ended to get play-off experience.

 

[Kojo]

Fowler is 188 cm tall, he's big boy too at 215 lbs. He looked shaky tonight but he's not small.

I like the goaltender drama though. I wonder who start the next game.

 

[ahmedou]

Picture of the game!

Fairplay! Between a Rocket fan and a Americans fan! Respect to them!

 

[JIMVINNY]

How do you guys feel about the higher seed starting on the road?

I guess a split is fine considering the circumstances.

I would love to see if there's a difference in home team success rate in 2-2-1 series vs 2-3 series where the home team starts on the road. I imagine there's a difference, but I would guess that it's small.

 

[HabsAddict]

PP was not very good and the PK didn't fair any better.

M...played a very good game with a Bobby Orr end to end rush, but he also missed a great scoring chance from the circle.

R...needs to slow things down and pace the game. It's not in our favor to turn this into a pond hockey game so part of that is to take the puck behind the net and slow the game down.

Fowler...some amazing saves, some stinkers.

LX...needs to pull it back a notch. I love his game but he can't take multiple penalties against a team that can convert.

 

[DemidovSZN]

How did Reinbacher look?

 

[HabsAddict]

How did Reinbacher look?

He did well. Physically involved and no major mistakes. See my comment above about controlling pace but that is an experience thing.

I'm always watching his skating because those knees concern me. But at this point, he's put that behind him.

 

[WeThreeKings]

A natural spot to go back to Primeau. Can't believe Fowler didn't go undefeated all playoffs.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

PP was not very good and the PK didn't fair any better.

M...played a very good game with a Bobby Orr end to end rush, but he also missed a great scoring chance from the circle.

R...needs to slow things down and pace the game. It's not in our favor to turn this into a pond hockey game so part of that is to take the puck behind the net and slow the game down.

Fowler...some amazing saves, some stinkers.

LX...needs to pull it back a notch. I love his game but he can't take multiple penalties against a team that can convert.

Not much Xhkaj can do. He is targeted by asshole officials like his brother.

 

[montreal]

How do you guys feel about the higher seed starting on the road?

I guess a split is fine considering the circumstances.

there must be some stat that says it works cause when I checked, it looks like almost every team chose this route outside of one or two series (I didn't check every one but several of them) and all in this round I believe. I don't get it to be honest, I would think going 2-2-1 would be the better way to go.

 

[Rapala]

He plays center. He was #1 center in Buffalo for a bit this year when injuries hit. When Thompson got healthy, Kulich was moved to wing.

Thompson, Cozens/Norris, McLeod, Krebs were the 4Cs. He's made Buffalo's squad. He was sent down after their NHL season ended to get play-off experience.

I thought he started on the wing in Rochester?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I thought he started on the wing in Rochester?

I thought he started at center? In any case, he plays both positions. I think Buffalo is going to develop him as a winger now & not a center, but initially I believe they wanted to develop him as a center. Who knows with Buffalo though.