There aren’t many coaches in professional hockey who are more honest and realistic than Laval Rocket head coach Joël Bouchard.
He’ll often answer media with unexpected, forthcoming answers. If the team wins and wasn’t good, he’ll say that. If the team lost and had nothing more to give, he’ll say that too.
Following the team’s loss to the Hershey Bears on Saturday night, Bouchard said he needed to see more from certain players. He didn’t name names necessarily, but when the lineup was announced for Wednesday night’s game against the Belleville Senators it had Riley Barber and Charles Hudon centred by Kevin Lynch.