Rocket Weekly: A Split in Manitoba
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Following a strong stretch at home, Laval travelled to Manitoba for a pair of games and they were able to manage a split against the Moose.
Following a strong stretch at home, Laval travelled to Manitoba for a pair of games and they were able to manage a split against the Moose.
Despite a growing list of injuries, the Rocket had a strong week, picking up five of a possible six points to move out of the basement in the North Division.
Some strong performances at the World Juniors highlight Montreal’s top prospect performers for the month of December.
Laval had quite a strong week offensively but they weren’t able to get the results they were looking for as they picked up just three of six points despite averaging four goals per game.
As part of our prospect rankings series, we asked our readers to vote for their top-10 prospects. The ballots have been cast and today we bring you the results. There are some differences between the fan vote and our own rankings; as three players that our readers put in their top-10 failed to crack ours.
The 2019 World Juniors have come and gone and many of Montreal’s seven participating prospects had strong showings in the tournament. Here is how each player fared.
Laval’s offensive woes struck again as they weren’t able to take advantage of a depleted Marlies back end and they wound up splitting their pair of games as a result.
Montreal’s 2018 draft class was perceived as a strong one so it’s no surprise that three of their selections find themselves just missing out on a top ten spot in our prospect rankings.
Home ice was kind to Laval last week as they were able to pick up five of a possible six points to help them gain some ground as they look to try to get back into the playoff picture.
Last week got off to a terrible start for Laval but they were able to salvage it with a strong effort over the weekend to split their two games.