Amy Johnson

And so they are currently sitting.

They've got 14 games left in the regular season.

They've got 75 points on the season.

They are still first overall in the North Division.

They've dropped down to fifth overall in the AHL, but they should, knock on wood, should still be pretty stable going forward.

They play Rochester again on home ice on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and then they don't play again until next Friday when they travel to Utica.

Now, the Laval Rocket have played more games, I think, than anyone else, certainly in the East.

Lots of game in hand.

which means lots of games in hand for other teams.

And don't look now, but the Syracuse Crunch, they've won their last four games, four in a row, and nine of their last 10.

They have three games in hand on Laval,

And are just three points back.

So Lavelle has had things their way.

They've been at the top of the North for quite some time and cruising along.

But the recent little hiccup that they had and the surge by the Syracuse Crunch, it's going to be a bit of a...

a push for the Laval Rocket to make sure that they maintain that first overall position in the North.

They only have 14 games left on their schedule.

Joel Bouchard making a comeback against his former team.

He is the bench boss for the Syracuse Grunge.

Also should mention,