Laval Rocket: Rocket Vs. Belleville in Ottawa.
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Ya I’m right by Kanata. I only have a 15 minute drive to work but I’m sure it’ll be hellI booked tomorrow off. It was supposed to snow for 24 hours, but now it's only like 15
Don't feel like driving slow as f*** to Ottawa, work, drive slow as f*** home and then clear the accumulated snow.
Yep. 2-0 now. I figured they’d crap the bed against Belleville. Really hurts without Dauphin
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You better not be one of those slow ass drivers on March road heading to Dunrobij road
Laval down 2-0.
No idea what's going on.
I emailed FloHockey and told them they're absolute ass.
Just in general
Anthony Richard would’ve looked good right about now
Not me!You better not be one of those slow ass drivers on March road heading to Dunrobij road
Laval down 2-0.
No idea what's going on.
I emailed FloHockey and told them they're absolute ass.
Just in general
The PP has never been good with Roy turning over pucks from that point position.
He needs to be the bumper not Beck. Beck needs to be the player manning that left side.
Did they not watch where he was effective from on the PP in junior or what?
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Be safe manI booked tomorrow off. It was supposed to snow for 24 hours, but now it's only like 15
Don't feel like driving slow as f*** to Ottawa, work, drive slow as f*** home and then clear the accumulated snow.
The Brass expect you to keep up a high level of play when you get sent back down Logan...
Just Sayin'.
He ain't the first and I'm glad to see Beck doesn't suffer from that syndrome.
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Laval going to have a lovely stay in the Capital region. I doubt they are traveling anywhere until Friday.
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It still hasn't started west of Ottawa, so there's a chance.
Just take the L you're on pace for and go home.
to be fair, we thought the same the last time they were down 3-0 before a hell of a finish with the overtime win.....
Mind you, i doubt that happen tonight
Yeah I ducked out after one and didn't regret it. The Mrs. even got into Canada vs Sweden. She got bored after two and we promptly fell apart.Laval losing 0-3 with 3:35 to go in the 2nd.
All of a sudden, 4 Nations looks like a decent option.
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It was a bad game that was hard to watch. As I have noted over the years, it's wise to not get too giddy after a big win nor too condemnatory after a big loss. Unfortunately, yesterday's game was a case of the latter.Yeah I ducked out after one and didn't regret it. The Mrs. even got into Canada vs Sweden. She got bored after two and we promptly fell apart.
The team had easily it's worse first period of the season (they were flat and disinterested), had a great first half of the second period, took a bad penalty and allowed the third goal and that was largely the game.
There were a number of reasons for the team's performance, but one of the main ones was the number key players missing: Gignac, Simoneau, Dauphin, Jacobs, Tuch, Arsenault and Lindstrom. Couple those missing players with the poor performance by those present and you have a 5-0 losing game.
Here is my brief assessment of the play of our prospects.
Beck, was Beck: he skated effortlessly, had multiple chances off the rush but was largely disinterested. He played like he knew that once the NHL starts up again he'll be with the big team.
Roy had a few good chances and made a couple of nice plays that resulted in excellent scoring chances. Roy, who has elite offensive skills, is largely an inconsequential player unless he scores on those chances. Last night, he didn't. Roy was viciously thrown into the boards by a hit from behind which hit resulted in the Belleville player receiving a major penalty. It was a dangerous hit and luckily Roy escaped injury. I will be surprised if the offender isn't suspended for at least 3 games.
Farrell, had a fair game showing off his speed and hand skills on a number of plays. With a little luck, he could have had a couple of goals. But this was one of those games that no matter what Laval did, they weren't scoring. It was interesting to see that Farrell played with Beck in 4 on 4 situations which shows the coaches' growing confidence in this player.
Mesar, who was invisible for large portions of the game, did display his increasing quickness and play making skills on several occasions. Davidson, had one of his rare games where he seemed to be a step behind and really was a non-factor in the game. Kidney, like Mesar, had his moments , but last night was far from one of his better games. Florian Xhekaj was probably the best of this quartet of players, showing his surprising speed with the puck, clever playmaking, good drive to the net and effective penalty killing. Xhekaj could have had a couple of goals, but it wasn't his night, like many other Rocket players.
If Beck was Beck, Mailloux, was worse than the regular Mailloux. This kid had an awful game. He couldn't skate with the puck, took several unnecessary penalties and turned over the puck repeatedly. On the positive, he made a number of stretch passes that no other defenceman in Montreal's organization could have completed. Any third party scout watching Mailloux's play tonight would be hard pressed to recommend to his team to pay anything more than a third round choice for this struggling player.
While Engstrom had a fair game, he made a few inopportune turn overs and failed to transport the puck when the team needed him to change the momentum of play. However his great rush late in the game, when he went end to end with the puck and nearly scored, showed the real potential of this player.
Trudeau, like Engstrom, had a mixed game. His poor defensive reads and positioning allowed Belleville to score one goal and create a couple of other high end chances. He also took an undisciplined penalty which is something in his game that he had recently overcome. But Trudeau was aggressive in his pinch at the offensive blueline and in supporting Laval's offensive plays. It was, however, his play in the second period where Trudeau skated 360 degrees in the offensive zone with the puck which effort almost resulted in a Laval goal, that showed (like Engstrom's great rush at the end of the game) Trudeau's high end potential.
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