Post-Game Talk: {AHL} Belleville Senators vs. Laval Rocket (Laval Blows a 3-Goal Lead. Lose 5-4 in OT)

[Gravity]

Laval needs to find a way to make the playoffs.

 

[Adam Michaels]

The good news with Kotkaniemi being sent to Laval is that he is automatically eligible for the playoffs should they make them.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Here is one of Kinkaid's beauty saves. And his best one of the period:

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[DAChampion]

Evans !

 

[Adam Michaels]

GOAL! Jake Evans!

Lynch and Evans heading for a two-on-one. Lynch serves up a nice pass to Evans who goes forehand, backhand between the legs.

 

[Scriptor]

Nothing in MB's regime has pointed to patience with prospects so I presume they'll sign him this spring.

It's all part of the process. A higher quality prospect will ask to burn a year off the ELC like Lindgren and Poehling did.

 

[c3z4r]

I'm a pessimistic person by nature, and Kotkaniemi's attitude and lack of improvement throughout the season has unfortunately only managed to increase my belief that he'll be a complete bust.

It seems our 3rd overall picks are cursed:
- Jim Pritchard
- Alex Galchenyuk
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi

 

[Adam Michaels]

Marcotte saying that Kotkaniemi's arrival with Laval helped the Rocket sell the double amount of same day tickets. They usually sell about 300 on the same day. They sold twice as many today.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Belleville ties it.

Fleury was stripped of the puck at center ice and Carcone scores.

 

[DAChampion]

Advantage numerique Laval.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval on the PP.

 

[Tyson]

Belleville ties it.

Fleury was stripped of the puck at center ice and Carcone scores.

Fleury needs to get his moko back quickly

 

[OnTheRun]

Yikes, Fleury...

 

[montreal]

I agree about Cox. I don't know if maybe the motive here is to give Kotkaniemi someone who grinds a bit more in order to go get those pucks for Kotkaniemi and Hudon. It's a guess.

They also surely want to keep Peca with Evans instead of just flat replace Evans with Kotkaniemi and he would keep Hudon and Peca.

After thinking about it, without having Vejdemo to be the 3rd line center they are kind of stuck so we'll see when he's back if no other changes come to the roster, what does Bouchard do. It's just that the poor kid since day 1 of being drafted has not had the most skilled wingers and this was his chance to have our 2 best. Granted Hudon is also a good choice.

 

[Andrei79]

I'm a pessimistic person by nature, and Kotkaniemi's attitude and lack of improvement throughout the season has unfortunately only managed to increase my belief that he'll be a complete bust.

It seems our 3rd overall picks are cursed:
- Jim Pritchard
- Alex Galchenyuk
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi

What attitude ?

 

[DAChampion]

Barber goal on the PP !

 

[Adam Michaels]

GOAL! Barber with the PP goal!

 

[Gravity]

Laval's pp is very reminiscent of last year's Habs.

Edit: Oops

 

[jedimyrmidon]

What attitude ?

You know how it is with 19 yo busts, it starts with permanent skating and strength problems, moves on to becoming a lack of skill until finally it becomes an attitude problem...

 

[OnTheRun]

Varones rewarded with a goal after his awful awful play in the Dzone. Take that karma.

 

[c3z4r]

What attitude ?

Complete lack of confidence and lackluster desire to show the coach he's the one worth counting on, especially after a poor training camp.

It's like he's checked out.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Edit: Varone gets the goal.

I thought Barber's pass to Varone actually went off the goalie's pads and into the net.

 

[Hfbsux]

A Poehling-KK-Caufield line would be fun to watch in Laval!