Rocket Weekly: Norlinder Scores, Primeau Shines
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Despite a depleted lineup due to injuries and plenty of recalls to Montreal, Laval still had a strong week, picking up a pair of victories in three games to hang around the playoff picture.
Despite a depleted lineup due to injuries and plenty of recalls to Montreal, Laval still had a strong week, picking up a pair of victories in three games to hang around the playoff picture.
The Habs will soon be parting ways with one of their prospects as they announced on Thursday that they have reached a mutual agreement with Arsen Khisamutdinov to terminate his contract. He is on waivers today and once he clears on Friday, the move will be made official.
November was a relatively quiet month for Laval but the same can’t be said for several of Montreal’s junior prospects who had standout showings, earning them a spot in the three stars of the month.
After a tough showing against Belleville, Laval had some time to rest before getting two more cracks at the Senators last week. The rest didn’t do them much good as they lost by four goals in both ends of the home-and-home set.
While the Habs didn’t have an October to remember, several of their prospects and farmhands had strong starts to their respective seasons. Those players are highlighted in our top prospects of the month.
The road wasn’t kind to Laval last week as their offence, while bolstered with some additions from the Habs, sputtered as they only mustered up two goals over the weekend in a pair of losses.
Last week was a weird one for Laval, featuring a crazy finish against Toronto for one reason and two games later, a crazy finish against Rochester for a completely different reason.
Laval’s second week of the season ended on a tough note but all in all, they had a good week as they picked up four points despite missing two of their top forwards.
Following a summer that featured plenty of turnover both on and off the ice, Laval got their 2021-22 season underway last week as they split a home-and-home series with Belleville.
Laval’s fifth season is set to get underway on Friday night as they return to the North Division and a normal travel schedule after winning a pandemic-formed Canadian Division last season. That’s just one of many changes heading into the 2021-22 season.