Laval put up a good fight against Springfield in the Eastern Conference Finals but ultimately came up just short of moving on as they fell in seven games to the Thunderbirds. Here’s a look back at the series.
Kent Hughes made his first of what many expect to be several notable moves on Thursday when he sent Shea Weber’s contract to Vegas in exchange for Evgenii Dadonov. Having had some time to ponder the move, our writers offer up their thoughts.
At the trade deadline, the Habs tried to move Shea Weber’s contract unsuccessfully. On Thursday, they were able to find a suitable move, sending Weber to Vegas in exchange for winger Evgenii Dadonov.
Wednesday night was the seventh and final game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Laval didn’t come out with much energy in this one, however, as the fatigue and injuries got to them as Springfield was able to skate away with the 4-0 victory.
It turns out Otto Leskinen’s time with the Canadiens isn’t over just yet as the Habs announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed the defenceman to a one-year, two-way contract.
It was a must-win game for Laval on Monday as they looked to stay alive against the Thunderbirds and force a Game 7. They got some key contributions from their veterans and got the job done as they skated away with a 5-1 victory.
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Less than 24 hours after a thrilling overtime victory on Friday, Laval was back at it on Saturday for Game 5 against Springfield. They got off to a good start but couldn’t hold on from there, eventually falling 3-2 in overtime.
After a tough outing on Wednesday, Laval looked to even up their series in Game 4 as they hosted Springfield on Friday night. It took a bit of extra time but they did just that as the Rocket skated away with a 3-2 overtime victory.
After knotting up the series over the weekend, Laval returned home to continue their series against Springfield on Wednesday. However, they had by far their worst effort of the postseason, falling 6-3.