2020-2021 Laval Rocket

[Treb]

I would think Vejdemo would be the 3rd line center with Lynch and Vigneault fighting it out for the 4th line role.

So just a question of who the top 2 centers will though, Weal if he's sent down for cap reasons should be one I would think.

I see Blandisi, Dauphin, Hillis and Vigneault.

If Weal goes down, I see Weal, Blandisi, Dauphin, Vigneault unless they put Weal on the wings to bolster the first line.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[WeThreeKings]

No surprise, he didn't do enough in Finland to tell the brass he's NHL competitor.

Hillis, Poehling, Ylonen, Fleury, Juulsen will be the guys to follow in the AHL this season.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

No surprise, he didn't do enough in Finland to tell the brass he's NHL competitor.

Hillis, Poehling, Ylonen, Fleury, Juulsen will be the guys to follow in the AHL this season.

I think you forgot #1. Brook.

I’d throw Teasdale and Arsen in there too

 

[WeThreeKings]

I think you forgot #1. Brook.

I’d throw Teasdale and Arsen in there too

Yes sorry, totally blanked on Brook.

Teasdale and Arsen are there too, not in the top tier for me.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Yes sorry, totally blanked on Brook.

Teasdale and Arsen are there too, not in the top tier for me.

I can’t shake my good feeling about Teasdale. I think there’s more promise with him than Ylonen

 

[WeThreeKings]

I can’t shake my good feeling about Teasdale. I think there’s more promise with him than Ylonen

I'd have to see it... a slow junior skater who misses an entire year of development + due to a knee injury.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I'd have to see it... a slow junior skater who misses an entire year of development + due to a knee injury.

definitely uphill battle for JT. Ylonen has skills but has yet to show any kind of production or any real progression. None that I heard of anyways

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I'd have to see it... a slow junior skater who misses an entire year of development + due to a knee injury.

A terrible knee injury too, both MCL and ACL. His knee basically imploded. Good luck coming back from that with 100% of the mobility he had . It's possible but these are long odds indeed.

 

[Adam Michaels]

A terrible knee injury too, both MCL and ACL. His knee basically imploded. Good luck coming back from that with 100% of the mobility he had . It's possible but these are long odds indeed.

True. But he has had ample time to really get back to form. He was apparently ready to return in March but the AHL season was shut down. So he's actually had about a whole extra year to prep.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[montreal]

definitely uphill battle for JT. Ylonen has skills but has yet to show any kind of production or any real progression. None that I heard of anyways

we'll see how he does in Laval, that's the real test. He's a goal scorer first and foremost, last year his team wasn't very good but he was 2nd on the team in goals. This year he's been mostly 3rd line as he's currently 16th on the team in TOI, but only 2 players have more goals and he's 2nd on the team in shots. It's odd as this years team is pretty good and 4th in the league in goals yet no one has more then 7 goals in 21 while many are tied with Ylonen's 5. Then you have to look at his terrible start where he had 1 pt in 9 games and since has 6 pts in the last 12 games including 3 in the last 4 despite playing only 2 of those games in the month of December.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Pretty sure they will do this with Guhle. As for Mysak, my guess is if the OHL isn't back or is delayed even more, he will remain in the Czech Republic with Litvinov.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Pretty sure they will do this with Guhle. As for Mysak, my guess is if the OHL isn't back or is delayed even more, he will remain in the Czech Republic with Litvinov.

It would be a good opportunity for the kid for sure. Only as long as they can guarantee him regular minutes though, just being around the team wouldn't be enough. An 18 year old needs to play and get actual game situation reps. As for Mysak, he's lucky enough to be with a pro team already so he's fine whatever happens.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Tim Wallach]

If I promise to cook my own hot dogs and never leave, I wonder if Geoff would let me quarantine for 6 months in the Bell Centre?

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

If I promise to cook my own hot dogs and never leave, I wonder if Geoff would let me quarantine for 6 months in the Bell Centre?

I mean, as long as you're quiet and all, I dont see why not

 

[montreal]

eliteprospects has Pascal Aquin being loaned to the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL (McNiven played there last year for a minute)

 

[Adam Michaels]

eliteprospects has Pascal Aquin being loaned to the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL (McNiven played there last year for a minute)

Makes sense. I think MB had mentioned not long ago that they were negotiating with Jacksonville and Wheeling to send players there this year.

It's also confirmed on the ECHL's transaction page:

 

[habsprospects]

Aquin is under AHL contract, it's kinda weird that they say they signed him.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Aquin is under AHL contract, it's kinda weird that they say they signed him.

Now it makes sense why he was signed by Jacksonville instead of being loaned there.

 

[montreal]

we hopefully should be hearing something soon on when camp will start since the season is less then 30 days away. The whole taxi squad makes things difficult when trying to build lines but with 3 players released, the lineup is starting to come into focus.

taxi - lindgren, ouellet, weal, frolik, perry, belzile

Poehling Blandisi Ylonen
Veilleux Dauphin Hillis
Lucchini Vejdemo Lynch
Teasdale Vigneault Baddock
Khisamutdinov Pezzetta Hawel


ECHL - Verbeek, RHP

Olofsson Brook
Leskinen Juulsen
Schueneman Fleury
Bisson Halbert

Primeau
McNiven/Demchenko


the 4th line Baddock likely won't play every game so you can get Khisamutdinov and Hawel some games.

Hillis I just don't know where they plan to play him.