Post-Game Talk: {AHL} Belleville Senators (2 - 4) Laval Rocket: Now 3 points from a Playoff Spot

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

So far Evans has 3 pts and Audette 2. Rocket up 4-2

 

[Adam Michaels]

Evans pulled a Chaput. Delay of Game with a minute and a half left.

Good news, Laval can clear now. Also good that they are two goals ahead.

 

[montreal]

Alain needs to shoot more, he seems to have a decent shot and they badly need goals. That said it's looking like we got the wrong teammate as Barre-Boulet is killing it this year as he's a pt off the league lead for rookies. Evans now tied for 6th after being 22 before the game.

LaCouvee now 4-0 with Laval.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval wins it 4-2!

LaCouvee has 4 wins in 4 starts.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Laval wins it 4-2!

LaCouvee has 4 wins in 4 starts.

Feels like Montreal should sign this guy for the rest of the season. Doing well for them, give him a bone so to speak.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval remains in 7th place, but they move 2 points away from Belleville, and still have 2 games in hand on the Senators.

Cleveland, who was in third place not long ago, has fallen to 6th place, only 1 point ahead of Laval, but with 2 games in hand on the Rocket. Good thing is that Laval takes on Cleveland on Friday and Saturday. Very good opportunity to move ahead of them. Should Laval win both games in regulation, they can move 3 pts ahead of the Monsters.

Also, Binghamton is in 5th place and only 2 points ahead of Laval. And Laval have 3 games in hand on the Devils.

And finally, Laval is 3 points behind a playoff spot. Toronto is now in 4th place and has a game in hand.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Feels like Montreal should sign this guy for the rest of the season. Doing well for them, give him a bone so to speak.

I'd be all for signing him to an AHL deal. He's been very steady for Laval since being offered a PTO. Then the issue becomes, what do you do with McNiven? You can send him to the ECHL. But he would have to be sent to Brampton, where Marcoux is already there. And if you're sending McNiven down, much like Marcoux, it's because you want them getting playing time.

The only other option would be to sign LaCouvee, to officially become Laval Rocket property, but send him to the ECHL, where he'd go to Maine Mariners. And even there, Maine is a NY Rangers affiliate. And they'd rather have their goalie play as the #1.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[montreal]

I'd be all for signing him to an AHL deal. He's been very steady for Laval since being offered a PTO. Then the issue becomes, what do you do with McNiven? You can send him to the ECHL. But he would have to be sent to Brampton, where Marcoux is already there. And if you're sending McNiven down, much like Marcoux, it's because you want them getting playing time.

The only other option would be to sign LaCouvee, to officially become Laval Rocket property, but send him to the ECHL, where he'd go to Maine Mariners. And even there, Maine is a NY Rangers affiliate. And they'd rather have their goalie play as the #1.

They don't have to send McNiven to Brampton, he can be loaned to any ECHL team.

 

[Adam Michaels]

They don't have to send McNiven to Brampton, he can be loaned to any ECHL team.

I may be mistaken, but don't ECHL teams have rights to certain players? Which is why Martineau had to be assigned to Fort Wayne and Melancon to Norfolk instead of just anywhere else? Even Marcoux's rights were traded to Brampton from Indy before Laval had to send him to the Beast instead of to the Fuel.

 

[cphabs]

Laval wins it 4-2!

LaCouvee has 4 wins in 4 starts.

Thank you again for all of the updates!

 

[montreal]

I may be mistaken, but don't ECHL teams have rights to certain players? Which is why Martineau had to be assigned to Fort Wayne and Melancon to Norfolk instead of just anywhere else? Even Marcoux's rights were traded to Brampton from Indy before Laval had to send him to the Beast instead of to the Fuel.

yes ECHL have rights to certain players. So if an ECHL team signs a player before say Laval or another AHL team signs them, then if their AHL team sends them down they have to go to the ECHL team that signed them if there's no affiliation in place. So for McNiven, since he was signed by the Habs, no ECHL team would hold his rights so we can send him anywhere.

 

[Adam Michaels]

yes ECHL have rights to certain players. So if an ECHL team signs a player before say Laval or another AHL team signs them, then if their AHL team sends them down they have to go to the ECHL team that signed them if there's no affiliation in place. So for McNiven, since he was signed by the Habs, no ECHL team would hold his rights so we can send him anywhere.

Thanks!

 

[Adam Michaels]