Post-Game Talk: {AHL} Utica Comets vs. Laval Rocket (Laval Wins 5-4 in OT Off a Nice Goal by Cap X-Man)

[Adam Michaels]

News & Notes

- Cayden Primeau sent back to Laval after being on emergency loan to Montreal.

- Michael McNiven gets the start.

- Lukas Vejdemo will miss tonight's game again due to injury. He is evaluated daily.

- Joe Cox will be out a few weeks due to injury.

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[ahmedou]

Let's redeem ourselves. We've to catch out all the points we had lost stupidly. It'll be a marathon.

 

[Andrei79]

Excited about this game.

Management has to realize stacking the AHL team won't just help prospects win and develop, but it also helps fan enjoyment.

Knowing I can watch Fleury, Brook and KK is awesome.

 

[ahmedou]

Excited about this game.

Management has to realize stacking the AHL team won't just help prospects win and develop, but it also helps fan enjoyment.

Tbh, that's the only thing that doesn't make me regret watching hockey.

 

[montreal]

I would be very surprised if it's Kinkaid since he was in for the last game. Going to be a very tough test as Utica might be even better then the Sens. Fleury will need to step up his defensive play for sure.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Good news: McNiven gets the start!

 

[peate]

Never thought I'd look forward to an AHL game more than a Habs game, but tonight is the case.

GO ROCKET

 

[Adam Michaels]

Posted the line-up in the OP.

Interesting decision by Bouchard, putting Evans on the right wing next to Hudon ans Kotkaniemi.

McNiven starts, Kinkaid the back up. Primeau got home in the middle of the night so they give him the night off.

 

[DAChampion]

I'm going to pilates but I look forward to streaming the second half of the game.

There's only one forward like that I care about. I hope Vejdemo comes back soon.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Kinda gutsy to put McNiven in there for a pretty important game but Kinkaid has been hot garbage so it's probably the right call. I'm rooting for the kid, he's had to deal with a lot of crap this year.

 

[montreal]

I'm surprised they didn't move Varone to wing as it's odd they would move Evans to the wing when he's always been at center as I can't recall him not being at center in any game i've seen since we drafted him. Plus he's the teams leading scorer so you would think he would stay.

I like that 3rd and even 4th line, Waked needs to play like he doesn't want to be benched again.

 

[montreal]

Kinda gutsy to put McNiven in there for a pretty important game but Kinkaid has been hot garbage so it's probably the right call. I'm rooting for the kid, he's had to deal with a lot of crap this year.

With Kinkaid playing last game and he's given up 14 goals in the last 3 games, I think he had to give McNiven a try. Hopefully he can have a big game as the starters job is open if someone would grab the reins and play consistently well.

 

[Michelangelo]

Do we know who's starting between Primeau, Kinkaid or McNiven?

 

[Hfbsux]

I'm going to pilates

That shit's crazy hard!

 

[DAChampion]

That ****'s crazy hard!

It is !

 

[montreal]

Kotka on the wing to start

 

[montreal]

Evans just missed scoring, damn

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval to the PP.

 

[montreal]

now Veilleux just missed scoring, nice start so far.

 

[Andrei79]

Hudon goal KK assist !

 

[Adam Michaels]

GOAL! Hudon on the PP!

Ouellet and Kotkaniemi with the assists.

Copy and paste from the PP goal from last game.

 

[Michelangelo]

who's in goal?

 

[montreal]

Kotka the ppg player!

 

[Adam Michaels]

who's in goal?

McNiven. Line-up is in the OP.

 

[Andrei79]

Kotka the ppg player!

He had a good first shift too. Physical, intense and speed is less of an issue here.

Problem in the NHL is he tended to get slower and worse as the game went on.