Adam Michaels
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NEWS
- Fred Allard will make his debut with Laval, paired with Norlinder.
- Danick Martel will return to the line-up tonight after missing 3 months to injury.
- Laval signed Nolan Yaremko to a PTO:
It's getting really tight in the Division. Laval is currently in 5th place and in a playoff position. If they win tonight, they pass Rochester by 1 point and climb to 4th, but the Amerks will have 3 games in hand.
Meanwhile 2 pts behind Laval are Cleveland and in last place is Belleville, but they are 3 pts behind Laval. So if the Rocket can win tonight in regulation, they can move 5 pts ahead of the Sens. The margin for error is really thin. They are really not in a position where they can afford to lose games because it will be the difference between being in a playoff position and finding themselves outside looking in.
On an individual level, Mitchell Stephens is finally showing what he was signed to do, putting up 12 pts in the last 13 games.
Norlinder is also slowly coming into his own, playing a more assertive game and producing, as well, putting up 8 pts in the last 12 games.
Trudeau is continuing to be Laval's most consistent defenseman, putting up 8 pts in his last 9 games.
Teasdale has been one of the most productive players in the AHL since December.
So individually, Laval has got guys going. As a team, they have picked up points in 7 of their last 10, winning 5 of them.