MONTREAL – The Laval Rocket aren’t reinventing the wheel, and with the way they’ve been playing, why would they?

For the second time this postseason, the American Hockey League’s regular season champions have chosen to start a playoff series on the road.

To limit travel throughout the best-of-five matchup, Laval had two options: play the first two games at home and then head to Rochester for the balance of the series; or begin with two road games before bringing the series back to Place Bell for Games 3, 4 and 5.

As they did in their second-round clash with the Cleveland Monsters, they opted for the latter — a decision that paid off then, and one they’re hoping pays off now.

The Rocket stole both games on the road against the Monsters and sealed the series in front of a raucous Laval c

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