With a pair of games against one of the teams they’re trying to catch in the North Division, the Rocket needed to sweep Belleville. They came up just short of doing so but they were at least able to gain a point on them in the standings.

Laval wrapped up their five-game road trip last week, one that saw them begin with plenty of extra players and finish with barely enough to ice a roster. The end result wasn’t much different in the end as they dropped two of three to drop to last in the North Division.

This past week was a strange one for Laval. They had one game that saw both teams light up the scoreboard, another that was a defensive affair, and another that had one of the more bizarre injuries of the season.

There were some ups and downs for Laval over the past week but they were able to come away with a pair of much-needed victories as they look to start trying to climb out of the basement in the Eastern Conference.

The month of October was an eventful one for many of Montreal’s top prospects with several star-worthy candidates as our monthly Three Stars return.

Generating scoring chances wasn’t a problem for Laval last week. However, capitalizing on enough of them to win was indeed a problem as the Rocket managed only a pair of overtime losses, ending their season-long home stand on a losing note.

Laval’s hot and cold start to the season continued last week. They had their best game of the year only to follow it up with a lopsided loss the very next day and through the first three weeks, they have the lowest points percentage in the conference.

Offence was hard to come by for Laval last week as they weren’t able to average two goals per game in their three contests. Cayden Primeau’s shutout against Springfield secured them one victory but that was all they were able to accomplish.

Despite a sluggish start to their season last week, expectations are pretty high for Laval this year. There is a decent veteran core with a better group of prospects than there have been recently. However, that’s not necessarily a recipe for success at the AHL level.

Laval’s season didn’t get off to a good start as they were only able to manage a single point in their two games against division rival Belleville while getting some bad news on the injury front.