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For arguably the first time all season, the Laval Rocket are mired in a bit of a slump, having dropped three out of their previous four games entering Friday night. They’ve played extremely well during that stretch, an impressive feat given the amount of players that were missing from their lineup since the beginning of the month. Last night, he team welcomed Xavier Ouellet, Alex Belzile, Cayden Primeau, and Jesse Ylönen back to the lineup against the Toronto Marlies.
This allowed Joël Bouchard a chance to ice a full lineup, with the exception of Josh Brook remaining on the wing due to his strong play there the last few games. Primeau got the nod as the starter after a tough showing in his last two NHL starts with the Canadiens.
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To paraphrase Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson here, FINALLY, Cole Caufield has joined the Montreal Canadiens in a professional capacity. The 2019 first-round pick suited up on Friday for the Laval Rocket as they took on the Toronto Marlies in Toronto. While Caufield garnered all of the attention, the Rocket themselves came into the contest looking to bounce back after their first regulation defeat in 13 games.
Caufield slid in next to Jordan Weal and opposite of Yannick Veilleux on the second line, while Rafaël Harvey-Pinard dropped down to the third line. Jacob LeGuerrier suited up for his second professional contest as well on a pairing with team captain Xavier Ouellet. The recently demoted Charlie Lindgren got the start in net, with Vasili Demchenko serving as his backup.