2019-2020 Laval Rocket & ECHL Thread

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After the 3 wins, Laval crept to 5th place in the standings. It's still real early to look at this. But before their game last weekend against Rockford, they were in last place:

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they need to get Barber going, 1 g and a team worst -5 is just a terrible start for a guy that was one of the best goal scorers in the league. But then again almost all the players are a minus and of course it's very early so hopefully it was just a slow start for the team and as the season starts to pick up they show that they are in fact one of the top teams in the AHL or close to it.
 

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they need to get Barber going, 1 g and a team worst -5 is just a terrible start for a guy that was one of the best goal scorers in the league. But then again almost all the players are a minus and of course it's very early so hopefully it was just a slow start for the team and as the season starts to pick up they show that they are in fact one of the top teams in the AHL or close to it.

Barber probably played his best game last night. And today, playing against his former team, you expect him to be pumped for this one.
 

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Great article about Poehling on The Athletic. Really makes Bouchard look smart.

"Bouchard has had several one-on-one conversations since Poehling joined the team and he’s paid particularly close attention to Poehling’s play at practice. Not all the feedback has been positive — far from it. Poehling will hear from his coaches if he takes too long to deliver a cross-ice pass, or if he’s lagging behind at practice. Due to his pedigree, the standard is higher when it comes to his play. Good is not good enough. They want him to be great."
 

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#18/10/19(Game6:Bruins2-3Rocket)

Hudon(+1)/Poehling(1G+1)/Belzile(1A)
Varone/Evans(-1)/Barber(-1)
Jevpalovs(-1)/Vejdemo/Cox
Alain(1G)/McCarron/Weise(1G)

Leskinen(+1)/Ouellet(1A)
Olofsson/Lamarche
Alzner(+1)/Brook

Primeau(32/34)
 

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some disturbing stats,

Barber - 7-1-0-1 -7
Varone - 7-0-1-1 -5
Evans - 7-0-2-2 -5
Ouellet - 7-0-3-3 -6
Alzner - 7-0-0-0 -5
Peca - 3-0-0-0 -5
Hudon - 7-2-1-3 -2

Lindgren 4 games, 3.24 gaa, .881 %, 13 ga on 109 shots

Only 3 players on the team are plus players and none of them have played every game (Cox +2, Lynch +1 in 3 games, Alain +1 in 5)

To make matters worse, after their next game on Wed vs the sens, their schedule gets really tough with 5 games in a row vs the best teams in the league (3 vs Wolf Pack, Providence again and the Marlies) and then 2 on the road vs the monsters who they are tied with in points for the final playoff spot.

They play every Wed, Fri, Sat, in the next few weeks, I would look to give Primeau a little more work, give him the Wed and Sat games perhaps or Wed/Fri but we need to see more Primeau and less Lindgren.

They need to shake up the blueline, Alzner and Olofsson have had their struggles, granted Juulsen could be back next game so someone will sit.

Put Pezzetta back in especially against the bigger more physical teams as Alain was invisible last night.
 

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#19/10/19(Game7:Bears4-2Rocket)

Hudon/Poehling(1G-1)/Belzile(1A-1)
Varone(-3)/Evans(-2)/Barber(-2)
Jevpalovs(1G)/Vejdemo(1A-1)/Cox
Alain/McCarron/Weise(-1)

Leskinen(-1)/Ouellet(-2)
Olofsson/Lamarche
Alzner(-1)/Brook(-1)

Lindgren(23/26)
 

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some disturbing stats,

Barber - 7-1-0-1 -7
Varone - 7-0-1-1 -5
Evans - 7-0-2-2 -5
Ouellet - 7-0-3-3 -6
Alzner - 7-0-0-0 -5
Peca - 3-0-0-0 -5
Hudon - 7-2-1-3 -2

Lindgren 4 games, 3.24 gaa, .881 %, 13 ga on 109 shots

Only 3 players on the team are plus players and none of them have played every game (Cox +2, Lynch +1 in 3 games, Alain +1 in 5)

To make matters worse, after their next game on Wed vs the sens, their schedule gets really tough with 5 games in a row vs the best teams in the league (3 vs Wolf Pack, Providence again and the Marlies) and then 2 on the road vs the monsters who they are tied with in points for the final playoff spot.

They play every Wed, Fri, Sat, in the next few weeks, I would look to give Primeau a little more work, give him the Wed and Sat games perhaps or Wed/Fri but we need to see more Primeau and less Lindgren.

They need to shake up the blueline, Alzner and Olofsson have had their struggles, granted Juulsen could be back next game so someone will sit.

Put Pezzetta back in especially against the bigger more physical teams as Alain was invisible last night.

The vet players are certainly not pulling their weight. And they are very well paid to do their job. Are they turned off by Bouchard's antics ?
 

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The vet players are certainly not pulling their weight. And they are very well paid to do their job. Are they turned off by Bouchard's antics ?

seems too early for that they just got there less then a month ago. The defense is having trouble moving the puck but these guys are proven scorers at the AHL level so it's very surprising to see them struggle this much.
 

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Juulsen should be good to go Wednesday vs. Belleville, further to Bouchard's presser following the Rocket's practise.
 

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Bouchard was asked why Juulsen didn't play over the past weekend.

« Quand on s’est assis avec le groupe d’entraîneurs, les préparateurs physiques et Noah, on trouvait qu’il n’avait juste pas assez eu de séances d’entraînement en équipe et de charge de travail d’un match. Quand tu joues cinq matchs en huit soirs avec un voyage dans le milieu de ça, le niveau de pratique que tu peux avoir est minime et quand tu en as, c’est 30 minutes. Ce n’était pas des situations où l’on feelait que Noah avait eu assez de situations de matchs pour le rentrer dans deux matchs en deux soirs. Il est à 100 % partout, mais il faut les mettre dans des situations gagnantes. C’est notre travail aussi. Noah était d’accord, il trouvait que malheureusement il n’avait pas eu assez de situations de jeu, mais là, il devrait être correct pour mercredi. »

TRANSLATION: Bouchard says that when he sat with his assistant coaches, physical trainers and Juulsen, they came to the conclusion that Juulsen hadn't had enough team training sessions and had not had enough of a game-type workload. When you're playing 5 games in 8 days with a road trip in the middle of it, the type of practising that you can have is limited and when you can fit one, it's for 30 minutes. These aren't instances where we felt that Juulsen had gone through enough game olay situations to be able to enter the lineup with two games in two nights. He's at 100% on all aspects, however you have to provide him with winning conditions. It's also what our work entails. Juuslen was in agreement with this, he found that unfortunately, he hadn't gone through enough game play situations, however now, he should be good to go on Wednesday.

Noah Juulsen devrait être de retour mercredi - 25Stanley
 

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If anyone wants to listen to the extended version of Joel Bouchard's presser (in French for the most part), it's available at this link and lasts 13:56: Que se passe-t-il avec Noah Juulsen? - TVA Sports

If you don't have time to get through the above or couldn't be bothered, I've broken it down below:

If you've listened to his pressers before, he tends to wander off into philosophical considerations, reality checks and some off the cuff humor but also includes interesting tid bits that give you an appreciation of where the player is at in his developmental curve, the obstacles each particular player faces and also considers a player's potential and ceiling. He discusses several players, namely Juulsen, Poehling, Brook, Hudon. I'll break down the comments for each of the players he comments about more extensively. He also mentions other players but more incidentally, as examples of how young players adapt to the pro game.

Poehling:

About Poehling, says he finds him more involved and has adjusted better, likes his compete level. Last Friday morning in particular, found Poehling to be more invested, noticed it during practise. He's more involved in game situations. Bouchard reallly loves how Poehling listens and how Poehling applies what he's being asked to do and he got results over the weekend.

Poehling needs to be better in all aspects of his game. With and without the puck. He needs to become a complete player. A centreman who is good at faceoffs. Who understand the game on a collective level as a head coach will ask of him.

Juulsen:

See comments in a prior post in this thread. The translated quote is from this presser.

Brook:

Reality is that he needs to learn the rudiments of the game. Players who had great junior careers are part of all orgs. Josh is no different. He needs to learn pro hockey, playing against bigger players who are physically stronger and who have more experience. Just as it was for Cale Fleury last year, Brook needs to adapt to the abilities of the offensive players when it comes to defending. When you're in juniors, you're playing against 16-17-18 year olds. When you arrive in the AHL as a 20 year old, the tables are flipped on you -- you're facing 24-25-26 year olds and older. If your ability to get out of trouble or play one on one, is not fully developed at a high level while in juniors, you'll be that much more vulnerable when you reach the pro ranks. Josh makes great transitions and unleashed some nice shots.

He loves Brook's attitude. He's also a good listener. He likes how he handled his workload (5 games in 8 days).

Hudon:

Wants to see greater involvement from him in the way he plays. If he plays based on a feeling or hesitates, that's when it doesn't work. Hudon's aptitudes will come out when his style of play will be the same on every shift, every game. When he's unpredictable and as a result, it's difficult to play with him in those instances. However, when he decides to invest himself and be involved in every game situation, every day, then he and his teammates will benefit. It's not on account of not wanting it, he's a talented players who has developed bad habits from a long time. The next 15-20 are key for him, for his career.

He gives Kulak as an example. He went unclaimed on waivers. He did everything he was asked to do for the 15 or so games he spent with the Rocket last year. Kulak understood that there were things he had to improve in his game. Same for Hudon.
 
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One more thing that comes out about Juulsen when listening to the presser as opposed to just reviewing the main comment translated earlier, is how emphatic the comments are about Juulsen's improved health.

We've seen how it's been 10 days that Juulsen has been cleared to play.

When Bouchard was asked if Juulsen is still bothered by vision problems and headaches, his reply is categorical: "zero".

Bouchard adds without hesitation: "He's 100% (healthy) in all aspects." It's only a matter of deploying him at the right time (winning conditions for the player).

And that's the main takeaway for me. No symptoms, no restrictions, no grey areas. This is as clear as it gets.

The piece also mentions that Juulsen played 21 games with the Habs last season and 3 games with the Rocket. Juulsen has not played since December 27, 2018, so he's lost almost a full year of development. He got injured on November 19th, when he took two pucks to the face resulting in a fracture.

The only caveat to all of this: Juulsen was reportedly suffering from vision issues and headaches until not too long ago. We need to bear that in mind when looking at his current state of health but, as it concerns right now, the news are really positive.
 
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One more thing that comes out about Juulsen when listening to the presser as opposed to just reviewing the main comment translated earlier, is how emphatic the comments are about Juulsen's improved health.

We've seen how it's been 10 days that Juulsen has been cleared to play.

When Bouchard was asked if Juulsen is still bothered by vision problems and headaches, his reply is categorical: "zero".

Bouchard adds without hesitation: "He's 100% (healthy) in all aspects." It's only a matter of deploying him at the right time (winning conditions for the player).

And that's the main takeaway for me. No symptoms, no restrictions, no grey areas. This is as clear as it gets.

The piece also mentions that Juulsen played 21 games with the Habs last season and 3 games with the Rocket. Juulsen has not played since December 27, 2018, so he's lost almost a full year of development. He got injured on November 19th, when he took two pucks to the face resulting in a fracture.

The only caveat to all of this: Juulsen was reportedly suffering from vision issues and headaches until not too long ago. We need to bear that in mind when looking at his current state of health but, as it concerns right now, the news are really positive.
Thank you for all your late night transcription/translation work!
 
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Looks like we'll have to wait for Juulsen some more. He's sick and won't accompany the team to Belleville for tomorrow's game. But he will join the team in this 3-game road trip.

They're in Belleville on Wednesday, in Hartford on Friday, and in Providence on Saturday.
 
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Looks like we'll have to wait for Juulsen some more. He's sick and won't accompany the team to Belleville for tomorrow's game. But he will join the team in this 3-game road trip.

They're in Belleville on Wednesday, in Hartford on Friday, and in Providence on Saturday.


that sucks as he would have been able to get his first game in so long against a much weaker team, now his first game in forever is going to likely be against one of the best teams in the league.
 
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Looks like we'll have to wait for Juulsen some more. He's sick and won't accompany the team to Belleville for tomorrow's game. But he will join the team in this 3-game road trip.

They're in Belleville on Wednesday, in Hartford on Friday, and in Providence on Saturday.



This story is just getting more and more bizarre
 

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Excerpt from a piece by Dumont on Leskinen:

“Loneliness. That’s the risk,” explained Joel Bouchard. “When it comes to hockey, they more or less know what to do, that’s not a big deal, but these guys are far from their families and their loved ones. They’re a little isolated. That’s the side we often ignore, and it hits for different players at different times. So we must make a concerted effort to keep a close eye on European players to make sure they’re doing OK, that it’s not too much to handle.”

Good thing that the team seems to have learned from their mistake after Nygren.
 

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In the ECHL, all of the players contracted by Montreal/Laval are playing against each other tonight. It's Maine Mariners (Culkin, Adams-Moisan & LaCouvee vs. Adirondack Thunder (Waked, Verbeek & McNiven).

It's 2-0 for Adirondack after one period. Waked scored his first goal of the year and Verbeek has an assist so far. McNiven has stopped all 6 shots against in the first period.

Meanwhile, LaCouvee is the back up tonight, so he's the only one of the six that isn't on the ice.

Verbeek scores his first of the year, as well, to put Adirondack up 5-2. He now has 1 goal and 1 assist so far.
 
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