The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and the Laval Rocket felt some aftershocks in the American Hockey League as a result of it.
The Tomas Plekanec trade by the Montreal Canadiens added a couple of new faces to the Rocket lineup with forward Kerby Rychel and defenceman Rinat Valiev coming over from the Toronto Marlies; two bubble players who got lost in the Maple Leafs’ impressive depth. Going the other way is Kyle Baun, an impending RFA with arbitration rights, who helped the Rocket after being acquired for Andreas Martinsen at the start of the season.