The Laval Rocket had only two games this week to the Montreal Canadiens four where the latter had a much better result thanks to Daniel Audette.
Consistency is something teams, and individual players struggle with at various points of the season. The Montreal Canadiens, for example, haven’t been able to get a steady stream of production from their powerplay units which have cost them points in regulation. The Laval Rocket ironically have their own form of consistency, but it’s inconsistent at the same time.
The team has transitioned to a new pattern of results which initially started at the end of November after breaking a seven-game losing streak after defeating the Belleville Senators 2-1. Laval would lose two games and then get into the win column. Some of those wins were fairly impressive including their victory over the Toronto Marlies.
There’s a new pattern in place for the Laval: the despised rollercoaster. The Rocket took a 4-2 decision over the Charlotte Checkers to lose to them the next game 5-4 in overtime, and it continued on from there. Using the patter as a predictor for their two matches against the Manitoba Moose last week would’ve seen a loss on Thursday with a win on Saturday. And as the cards had it, that’s what took place.
Being in a rollercoaster isn’t good for any team regardless of their positioning in the standings. However, the Rocket did a good job in responding from a very disappointing game that saw them shutout and shut down by Manitoba.
With the playoffs far out of reach, each game will be a lesson for a team hoping to accomplish something down the line and grow future talent for the Montreal Canadiens. And an easy lesson is from this week is the importance of battling back despite what took place prior.