The Laval Rocket may have had one of their worst performances of the season on Wednesday in a loss to the worst team in the AHL, but rebounded with a 4-1 win over the Utica Comets on Friday night.

In today’s links, needing more than the top line to step up, Newhook’s progress, Slafkovský the next Pete Mahovlich, Evans unpacks his things, key factors for the playoff ...