Breaking down the Laval Rocket defence this season

While the Canadiens have had their roster locked in place for a little while now, the status of the Laval Rocket has been a bit more up in the air. Simon Despres was released from his PTO in Montreal and was assumed that he might be heading for Laval after he was offered an AHL contract. He however remains unsigned.

Brett Lernout cleared waivers earlier last week, and was assigned to the team alongside Rinat Valiev, David Skleni\u010dka and Michal Morav\u010dík to make up a chunk of the Rocket roster. The bottom part of the grouping was made up of T.J. Melancon, Adam Plant, Matt Taormina and Maxim Lamarche. With that depth, the competition for spots was heavy, especially factoring in the…