After a 3-0 loss in Game 4 of the North Division semi-final, Laval Rocket head coach Jean-François Houle was asked how he felt about the 11 forward and seven defencemen alignment he used for the previous three games.
“I’ve liked it before tonight,” Houle said. “When you lose it puts things into perspective, and now you’re thinking ‘our forwards look a little tired, we didn’t generate as much offence as we should’ so we might have to change our plan. It worked the other two games... That’s playoffs.”
At the team’s practice on Monday in Syracuse, we got some hints as to what Houle may be thinking.