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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 15:20:26 GMT -5
McCarron looks bigger in person
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 15:23:10 GMT -5
Pezzetta goes to the box and the Comets score on the PP... Maybe our coaching staff should watch the video
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 15:47:00 GMT -5
3rd penalty this period
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 16:19:17 GMT -5
Rockets score on a nice rush by started by Big Mac and scored by Belzile... now on a pp after Utica player runs Lindgren
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 16:26:11 GMT -5
Another penalty for the rocket
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 16:28:41 GMT -5
Rocket player tripped and no call... Comet comeback and score on the pp... reffing just like in the nhl
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 16:33:56 GMT -5
Big Mac makes a pass from behind the net to Culkin for his first of the season
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 16:49:34 GMT -5
Last minute of the 2nd and they let Utica score right off the faceoff
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 16:56:18 GMT -5
At the Rocket store at place bell they carry all the Rocket thing but only Price Weber and Drouin habs stuff
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 17:13:12 GMT -5
Shinkaruk scores on the PP assist from Big Mac
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 17:23:49 GMT -5
Lindgren with a beauty save and they go down and almost score... Froeze has had 3 chances to score and couldn't, one was a beauty setup from mete
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 17:31:42 GMT -5
Jevpalovs with a 4 minute minor and Utica scores to take the lead
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 17:32:43 GMT -5
Utica just scored again... Lindgren has played well but the D has been not good
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 1, 2018 17:34:43 GMT -5
And and Mete scores!!!!... his teammates jump all over him... down by 1 another assist by Big Mac
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Post by blny on Dec 2, 2018 23:18:08 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 3, 2018 7:21:02 GMT -5
And and Mete scores!!!!... his teammates jump all over him... down by 1 another assist by Big Mac Great job, Willie ... thanks for the play-by-play updates, buds ... sounds like you had a good time ... Cheers. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 3, 2018 8:54:58 GMT -5
And and Mete scores!!!!... his teammates jump all over him... down by 1 another assist by Big Mac Great job, Willie ... thanks for the play-by-play updates, buds ... sounds like you had a good time ... Cheers. It was fun, the teddy bear toss was fun but they're not a good team, no standouts, no one made me go 'wow', which is disappointing but expected |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 3, 2018 10:30:21 GMT -5
Some movement in our minor league goalies. McNiven gets sent to the ECHL to get some games in this week, as the Rocket don't play all week. Marcoux gets called up to get some practice time in with the AHL team.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 3, 2018 10:34:35 GMT -5
This rationale makes sense. |
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Post by blny on Dec 3, 2018 11:48:44 GMT -5
This rationale makes sense. Best of luck to him. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 3, 2018 15:15:28 GMT -5
Depres on the short term should have a varying impact on the development of our key defensive prospects in Laval. At the top of that list is Fleury, who has been injured for the last two weeks. I have not heard anything about an imminent return, but I would have to think he gets a spot back once he is healthy. He was playing well before his injury and getting good ice time. Lernout seems to have his spot, although he will move down another notch as he already has with the arrival of Alzner and Mete. The two Czechs are likely the most impacted, as they could see more time as healthy scratches. Lamarche and Plant are just fillers. Olofsson is out for a while with injury again.
It will get crowded once Juulsen gets cleared and the Habs have to send Kulak back.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 5, 2018 10:34:31 GMT -5
With the ability to move the puck being so important in the game right now, the advanced stats metric of controlled exits is a fairly good gauge of the ability of a defender to control the transition play under possession. The Rocket leader in this category just so happens to be their youngest defenseman, followed by the guy who has played the last couple of games alongside Shea Weber. It is also clear that this is not where Lernout shines.
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Post by blny on Dec 5, 2018 10:42:17 GMT -5
With the ability to move the puck being so important in the game right now, the advanced stats metric of controlled exits is a fairly good gauge of the ability of a defender to control the transition play under possession. The Rocket leader in this category just so happens to be their youngest defenseman, followed by the guy who has played the last couple of games alongside Shea Weber. It is also clear that this is not where Lernout shines. Doesn't sting as much when you consider he was a third round pick. However, then you realize they could have had Point (along with 30 other teams several times). |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 5, 2018 11:01:49 GMT -5
With the ability to move the puck being so important in the game right now, the advanced stats metric of controlled exits is a fairly good gauge of the ability of a defender to control the transition play under possession. The Rocket leader in this category just so happens to be their youngest defenseman, followed by the guy who has played the last couple of games alongside Shea Weber. It is also clear that this is not where Lernout shines. Doesn't sting as much when you consider he was a third round pick. However, then you realize they could have had Point (along with 30 other teams several times). I watched Lernout a bit in juniors, and he had decent mobility for his size and he also had a reasonable first pass. Sometimes the adjustment to the pros where you have a lot less time and space and have to make decisions so much quicker is where players plateau. Since he has been drafted, we have seen other RHD draft picks like Juulsen and Fleury pass him on the depth chart. Based on projections, Brook should be next, but he still will have to prove himself once he turns pro. Brook's mobility and hockey IQ/vision do bode well for a decent transition to the pro game though. |
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Post by blny on Dec 5, 2018 11:08:33 GMT -5
Doesn't sting as much when you consider he was a third round pick. However, then you realize they could have had Point (along with 30 other teams several times). I watched Lernout a bit in juniors, and he had decent mobility for his size and he also had a reasonable first pass. Sometimes the adjustment to the pros where you have a lot less time and space and have to make decisions so much quicker is where players plateau. Since he has been drafted, we have seen other RHD draft picks like Juulsen and Fleury pass him on the depth chart. Based on projections, Brook should be next, but he still will have to prove himself once he turns pro. Brook's mobility and hockey IQ/vision do bode well for a decent transition to the pro game though. I'd be shocked if Brook doesn't end up as a mid pairing guy at this point. Certainly a third pair/pp guy is well within grasp. |
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 5, 2018 19:51:31 GMT -5
I know it's a "development league"....but....
I see the Rocket are still on the launch pad....8-13-2-1. A dead-last .396 winning pct. after 24 games.
2-6-1-1 in their last 10.
I know they don't have Calder horses...but are our prospects looking ANY better under Bouchard?
It's certainly not showing up in the standings.
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Post by blny on Dec 5, 2018 20:31:52 GMT -5
I know it's a "development league"....but.... I see the Rocket are still on the launch pad....8-13-2-1. A dead-last .396 winning pct. after 24 games. 2-6-1-1 in their last 10. I know they don't have Calder horses...but are our prospects looking ANY better under Bouchard? It's certainly not showing up in the standings. There isn't exactly a wealth of prospects on the farm. The best guys on the squad are either career AHLers, callups due to injury, or both. Cale Fleury, Alexandre Alain, Lukas Vejdemo, and Daniel Audette are all first year AHL pros. Given what most accomplish in their first year of an AHL path, I think they're doing pretty well. Lindgren is doing yeoman's work to be 7-9. |
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 5, 2018 20:42:04 GMT -5
Thanks, blny.
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Post by seventeen on Dec 5, 2018 21:08:12 GMT -5
But it brings up a good point. I certainly thought Bouchard was a quality candidate. He ran the Armada for 3 seasons with 2 near .700 seasons among them. The third sandwich season was a .456, but they made the playoffs each year, losing in the 1st and second rounds and in the finals. Not bad.
Here's a stat to ponder over, though. His top scorers in his first year had 102 and 100 points in 72 games. In season 2 his top scorers had 74 in 52 and 42 in 35. In the 3rd season his top 2 scorers had 52 in 54 and 47 in 60. This is in a juniour league where top guys easily put up more than 1 point per game. So it would appear that Bouchard's success is predicated on defense and goal prevention. Sound familiar?
I really like what I read and heard about Bouchard, his coaching style and how he handles players, but I think I'll keep an eye on that scoring thing.
Bouchard and Bergevin were teammates in Pittsburgh for 7 games in 2002/03.
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Post by blny on Dec 5, 2018 21:25:44 GMT -5
But it brings up a good point. I certainly thought Bouchard was a quality candidate. He ran the Armada for 3 seasons with 2 near .700 seasons among them. The third sandwich season was a .456, but they made the playoffs each year, losing in the 1st and second rounds and in the finals. Not bad. Here's a stat to ponder over, though. His top scorers in his first year had 102 and 100 points in 72 games. In season 2 his top scorers had 74 in 52 and 42 in 35. In the 3rd season his top 2 scorers had 52 in 54 and 47 in 60. This is in a juniour league where top guys easily put up more than 1 point per game. So it would appear that Bouchard's success is predicated on defense and goal prevention. Sound familiar? I really like what I read and heard about Bouchard, his coaching style and how he handles players, but I think I'll keep an eye on that scoring thing. Bouchard and Bergevin were teammates in Pittsburgh for 7 games in 2002/03. You can only polish a turd so far. The prospect pool was greatly added to the last couple of years imo. More works to be done. Some of those picks will start in Laval. Regardless, there needs to be a culture shift too. Bouchard has a lot of work to do. |
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