It has been a tough year for defenceman David Sklenicka who has fallen down the depth chart in Laval. The Habs have decided to set him free and after he cleared unconditional waivers on Saturday, the team announced that he has been released.
It was a tough week on the road for Laval. They only managed a single win in their three games and saw their roster get depleted even further due to injuries and recalls in the process.
Laval had a trio of divisional matchups and while they were in each game, they were only able to come away with three points and lost their leading scorer in the process.
Our second group of prospects in our 2019-20 rankings features a trio of players that were selected back in June including some intriguing long-term projects.
Laval wasn’t able to keep their win streak going as they returned home and wound up winning only one of their three games last week while they were hit hard on the injury front.
It was a relatively light week on the schedule for Laval as they had just a pair of road games in Cleveland. However, they were able to take care of both of them, extending their franchise-best winning streak to six games.
Several of Montreal’s unsigned prospects had very strong months of October while a handful of Laval players were able to stand out amongst the crowd and are highlighted in our monthly three stars.
Despite facing a pair of top teams in the East, Laval had a strong week on home ice as they picked up three wins in as many games.
With the 2019-20 season now underway, it’s once again time to begin our annual prospect rankings series. As always, we start at the bottom with the prospects rated from 31st to 38th.
Laval’s road trip featured a trio of close games although the Rocket were only able to come away with a victory in one of them.