Rocket Weekly: Laval Slips Out of a Playoff Spot
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Laval faced off against a trio of divisional rivals last week. They managed to pick up three points along the way but a tough loss to Toronto knocked them out of a playoff spot.
Laval faced off against a trio of divisional rivals last week. They managed to pick up three points along the way but a tough loss to Toronto knocked them out of a playoff spot.
Laval hosted Belleville for a pair of crucial divisional games last week and unfortunately for the Rocket, some reinforcements from the Habs weren’t enough to even manage a split.
Laval made up ground in the playoff race over the second quarter of the season on the shoulders of several high-scoring forwards who land the top grades as our report cards wrap up with a look up front.
Laval had a strong start to their week but a pair of disappointing results at the end sent them to the All-Star break on a bit of a low note.
The next group of our 2019-20 prospect rankings features the biggest riser from last season plus a pair of newcomers to the organization on the back end.
Despite a long list of injuries and recalls, Laval had a decent showing through the second quarter of their season which results in some good grades for their goalies and defencemen.
With a pair of games against a struggling Manitoba Moose squad, Laval had a chance to potentially gain some ground in their push for a playoff spot but they only managed to come out of it with a split.
The Rocket went into last week with one tough matchup and two games that could be classified as ones where they were the clear favourite to win. Naturally, they lost both of those while winning the tougher one against a quality Syracuse squad.
2020 continues to bring good fortune for Laval as they picked up two more wins to double their win streak while they’re also poised to get some help on the injury front.
The Habs completed a swap of minor leaguers on Tuesday, acquiring centre Laurent Dauphin from Nashville in exchange for Michael McCarron. Dauphin has been assigned to Laval.