For the first time in a long time, the Laval Rocket were as near to full-strength as they possibly could be with the AHL All-Star break rapidly approaching. As the team rolled into Toronto for a two-game stint with the Marlies, it received a boost in the form of Alex Belzile, Gabriel Bourque, and Jesse Ylönen returning to the forward group. Unfortunately, they lost Joël Teasdale due to a freak accident at practice, as he took a puck to the face.
On defence, Tory Dello and Madison Bowey were back in the lineup, a welcome sight as Mattias Norlinder missed out due to illness.