Rocket Weekly: Two Straight Wins over Syracuse
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Home ice was kind to Laval last week as they picked up a pair of victories against division-rival Syracuse while continuing their strong start defensively to the season.
Home ice was kind to Laval last week as they picked up a pair of victories against division-rival Syracuse while continuing their strong start defensively to the season.
After a good first week to the season, the Habs weren’t able to build on it. Instead, they lost all three of their games while questions remain about the state of their back end after its continued struggles.
When Laval plays their home opener Friday against Syracuse, they won’t have their top defenceman available. That’s because the Canadiens announced that they have recalled Logan Mailloux.
After a disappointing third period on Monday, the Habs looked to get back in the win column on Thursday as they hosted Los Angeles. However, their struggles against the Kings continued as they fell 4-1 while losing a key veteran in the process.
The Habs had a fair bit of turnover in their prospect pool in recent months with 11 new players joining the fold while the team parted ways with 10 more. Here are our annual prospect rankings for the 2024-25 season.
Laval kicked off its first week of the 2024-25 campaign with a pair of stops on the road. They took care of business in the opener but weren’t able to muster up much the following night, resulting in a split.
With three games in four nights against Atlantic Division rivals (three of their biggest rivals league-wide), the Habs got off to a solid start to their 2024-25 campaign, picking up four of a possible six points. Plus, some thoughts on Justin Barron’s sluggish start to the season.
While Alex Barre-Boulet cracked Montreal’s opening roster, he won’t be staying with the big club for long as the Habs announced on Sunday that they’ve placed the winger on waivers.
Laval was quite busy over the summer in terms of signing players to AHL contracts. Here’s a look at those players heading into Friday’s season opener.
After kicking off the season with a win against a divisional rival, the Habs looked to beat another rival Thursday in Boston. This one wasn’t anything like Wednesday’s affair with the Canadiens falling short by a score of 6-4.